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his father died in 1823, and had a family of eight children, six of whom are now living. Our sub- ject was born June 7, 1807, in New Jersey, and emigrated to Ohio by teams in 1838 ; he had been engaged in the mercantile business at Hampden, N. J., some time prior to his moving to Ohio. He was married to Jane Styker in 1831 ; she died about fourteen months after marriage. Was again married, in 1835, to Mary A. Trimmer, a daughter of Sarah and David Trimmer ; she was born in 1813; they had seven children-James (married to Almeda Loverage), Sarah (married to Nelson Osborn, living in Morrow Co.), Margaret (mar- ried to Daniel Durst), Mary (married to Henry Frost.), David (married to Emma Page ; he grad- uated at Delaware, Ohio, in 1872, and is now a traveling salesman for Stiger & Co., of New York), Nelson (married Anna Belle Gambill) and Alex- ander (married to Belle Noe). Mr. Ramsey made his first settlement in Knox Co .; in 1839, he settled his present farm of 138 acres, and has added to the same until he now has 280 acres ; he devotes his own personal attention to his fine farm and splendid herd of Spanish merino sheep. He served nine years as Justice of the Peace, and has held school offices as Trustee and Director. He has been a member of the M. E .. Church forty-eight years, the financial interests of which have been in good condition on account of that relationship ; he has been an active worker in the temperance movement.
JOHN ROWE, farmer ; P. O. Condit ; is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Hill) Rowe; his father was born in England, which was also the birth- place of our subject, his advent being May 9, 1811. In 1840, he emigrated to Gambier, Knox Co., Ohio, where he worked by the month at $9 to $18. He worked for Judge Hurd for nine years. Was married, in 1844, to Elizabeth, a daughter of William Spearman; her parents were of English descent. In 1843, Mr. Rowe bought 106 acres, a part of the present farm, and by economy and hard labor added to it until he now has 600 acres; this farm is finely adapted to stock-raising, of which he makes a specialty, having at present about seven hundred head of fine Spanish Merino sheep; he also deals in cattle; he has been connected with road and school offices. They are members of the M. E. Church. They have had eleven children, seven living-Samuel, John, Elizabeth, Eliza, Willie, Frank and Fannie. Mr. Rowe started in life with no worldly treasure, save about $50.
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FISHER WHITE, farmer; P. O. Kingston Center ; is a son of George and Elizabeth (Leon- ard) White; his father was born in the State of Delaware, and emigrated to Pennsylvania when 11, and, when 25, came to Delaware Co., Ohio, settling in *Brown Township; he died in Mt. Vernon, Knox Co., Ohio, in 1859, and had seven children ; he was a carpenter by trade, and a member of the M. E. Church. His mother is now living in Porter Township, and belongs to the Presbyterian Church. Fisher White was born in Brown Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, where he remained until 25 years of age. He was mar- ried, Jan. 1, 1850, to Catharine, a daughter of Peter and Sarah (Kilpatrick ) Collum ; her father was born Feb. 14, 1794, and mother, Oct. 20, 1796; her mother was a relative of Gen. A. J. Kilpatrick ; her parents had seven children ; five died in infancy, and one lived to be 7 and then passed away ; her mother died March 20, 1835; father was again married, Aug. 5, 1838, to Rhoda Wigton, a daughter of Rev. Thomas Wigton. Mrs. White was born in 1827 in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. White have had five children-Sarah E.
(married W. H. Rowland and living in Knox Co.), Charlie (deceased), Florence B., Rosa (deceased), Frank O. In 1853-54, Mr. White bought twen- ty-nine acres of land in Brown Township, adjoin- ing Eden, and laid ont what is called Leonard & White Addition; he then rented land in Kingston Township until 1859, when he moved to East Liberty, Porter Township, and soon engaged in the mercantile business with his brother, Z. L. White, continuing the same two years, and then sold out to W. E. Harris. Mr. White then ran a notion wagon over the country, and, by having a first-class salesman, they exchanged about $12,- 000 worth of goods yearly for four years ; he then began buying stock and farming 100 acres of well-improved land, which now adjoins the village of East Liberty, in which he owns twenty-five lots. He has been connected with township offices, as Treasurer, eleven years in succession. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church, in which he has taken deep interest; has been Superintendent of Sunday school. He paid out $700 for war purposes.
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THOMAS ANDREWS, farmer; P. O. Snn- bury ; is a son of Ira and Bethiah (Jenkins) An- drews ; his father was born May 30, 1798, and married June 16, 1823 ; his mother was born Aug. 31, 1804 ; they came from Connecticut; he bought 100 acres of land where the Columbus depot now stands ; both are deceased, the father Oct. 6, 1854, and the mother March 21, 1864; they had two children-Chauncey B., born May 16, 1824, in Berkshire Township, and is now liv- ing in Iowa ; Thomas Andrews was born April 17, 1831, in Syracuse, N. Y., and was married Feb. 8, 1855, to Alsina, a daughter of Jacob Boyd ; she was born May 16, 1833, in this town- ship ; they have two children-Medora, married John Longwell, now living in Sunbury ; Charles, now attending college in Delaware. Our subject learned the cooper's trade with his father, and and continued the same until 25; he also worked at the hat trade in Mt. Vernon and Trenton Town- ship. After marriage, they settled on their farm, which consists of 200 acres, in addition to which
they own sixty-five acres in another lot. He is serving his fifth year as Treasurer of the township. He is a member of Sparrow Lodge, No. 400, A., F. & A. M., in which he was elected Treasurer for six terms in succession ; is also Treasurer of the Delaware (Ohio) Fire Insurance Co.
JOHN ARMSTRONG, farmer; P. O. Van's Valley ; is a son of David and Sarah (Draper) Armstrong; his father was born in Luzerne Co., Penn., Aug. 14, 1780 ; married Oct. 1, 1805, and emigrated to Ohio by team in 1807, settling near Sunbury, where he began life in the wilder- ness ; his personal property consisted of a cow and six bushels of frost-bitten corn ; Mr. Armstrong made his start on the farm now owned by George Peck, where he erected a log cabin 18x18 feet, and there they spent their early married life ; they had nine children-Catharine, Charles, Nancy, John, Hannah, John the 2d, Amy, Mary and David. Mr. Armstrong's mother was a daughter of Nathan and Hannah (Courtright) Draper; she was born May 27, 1787, and died
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January 12, 1860; John was born Aug. 17, 1820, in Berkshire. Township; in 1850, he went to California to seek for gold and found it, clearing about $3,500. Feb. 5, 1851, he was married to Caroline, a daughter of Gilbert and Magdalena (Voorhees) Van Dorn ; her parents were early settlers of Delaware Co., making their home in 1817 on the farm now owned by our subject ; they had eight children ; the father died Ang. 26, 1862, and mother Sept. 7, 1863 ; Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong have two boys-Charles V., graduated in the Cleveland Commercial College, and was bookkeeper in the Central Bank at Columbus for three years, is now farming with his father ; Wil- ber P. is a teacher of efficient qualifications. Mr. Armstrong was in the mercantile and stock busi- ness at Cardington from 1851 to 1856; he owns 264 acres of well-improved land, and makes a specialty in baling and selling hay; is also engaged in the stock business. They are mem- bers of the M. E. Church at Van's Valley, in which he has taken an active interest ; he was one of the commissioners for erecting the court house in Delaware Co.
HENRY BOYD, farmer ; P. O. Sunbury ; is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Anderson ) Boyd ; his father was born in New Jersey, and his mother in Pennsylvania ; they came to Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1829-30 ; they had twelve children, eleven now living, eight in Delaware Co .; the father died in 1868, the mother is still living, making her home at Charles Perfect's, in Trenton Township. Mr. Boyd was born Dec. 28, 1827, in Luzerne Co., Penn., and was married, Nov. 14, 1861, to Elizabeth, a daughter of Nicholas and Nancy Manville; had two children- Amy E., born "Sept. 20, 1863, died Aug. 25, 1866 ; Charles N., born June 20, 1865 ; died Aug. 19, 1866 ; his wife died Jan. 31, 1867. He was again mar- ried, Jan. 14, 1868, to Sarah Longshore, a daughter of George Clark (she being the widow of Minor Longshore, who died June 15, 1856). They settled east of Sunbury, where he was engaged in a grist and saw mill, which he sold in 1872, to Jacob Burrur; he then bought the present farm of fifty acres, in addition to which he owns twenty-four acres of the homestead of his father. His parents made their first settle- ment northeast of Sunbury, on which now stands their old stone house; a portion of the stone that entered into its construction was wheeled by Henry ; he was then a mere lad. Mr. Boyd has been Trustee of the township two years.
BISHOP BOYD, farmer ; P. O. Sunbury ; is a well-to-do farmer of Trenton Township, a brother of Henry Boyd, whose sketch appears in this work; he was born, in 1839, in Trenton Town- ship, on the banks of the Black Walnut. When a boy, he attended the usual winter school of those times, and, in 1862, enlisted in Co. H, 121st O. V. I., and served six months, when he returned. Nov. 29, 1863, was married to Eliza, daughter of George Clark ; she was born July 28, 1844, in Trenton Township. By this union, there were born two boys-Clement L., born June 12, 1866, and George W., April 5, 1869. After marriage, they settled on his farm of eighty acres, where they have since lived ; this has been acquired by industry and economy. Mr. Boyd has filled several township positions and is in the enjoyment of health and prosperity. Mrs. Boyd is a member of the Baptist Church.
J. P. BOSTON. farmer ; P. O. Van's Valley ; is a son of Philip and Sarah Boston ; his father was born in Frederick Co., Md., about 1783, and emigrated to Ohio in 1840 ; he is now 97 years of age, and makes his home with our subject ; the mother died Aug. 4, 1859; they had ten children ; but seven survive. Mr. Boston was born Feb 12, 1823, and came to Ohio by team with his parents, with whom he remained, engaged in attending school and farming, until married, Dec. 25, 1852, to Mary A. Feazel, a daughter of Jacob Feazel ; after marriage, they settled in Harlem Township, where they lived on a farm for ten years, and then moved to the present place of 15 acres ; he owns 83 acres in Harlem Township, all under good im- provement. He was drafted into the army, but afterward enlisted in the home guard for three years. They have had eleven children-David L., Sarah C., J. P., George W. (died 1872), William H., Abram M., John R., Charles R., Albert U. S., Marietta and Flora D. Mr. Boston makes a specialty of raising fine horses.
B. CULVER, farmer and merchant ; P. O. Condit ; son of John and Catharine (Johnson) Culver ; his father was born about 1770, in New Jersey, and came to Ohio in 1811, and died in 1823; his mother was born in Pennsylvania about 1779, and came to Ohio with her husband ; after his death she married Mr. Beard, and moved with him to Missouri ; she had twelve children by her first marriage, three of whom now survive. Mr. Culver was born March 28, 1811, in what is now Berkshire Township, then Sunbury ; Feb. 20, 1834, he was married to Elizabeth, a daughter of
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Mordecai Thomas, when they settled in Trenton Township, on a tract of 40 acres, a portion of his present farm, which now consists of 183 acres, well improved. His wife was born April 1, 1811. They have four children-Truman, Martha J., Mary and John W. In 1867, Mr. Culver bought the Condit store of Wayman Perfect, and, with the exception of three years when he rented to a Mr. Barnes, has remained in the business, running the post office in connection with it ; Martha J. has been Postmistress since 1872, and manages her father's business. Mr. Culver owns a pleasant home in Con- dit, and is in the enjoyment of the fruits of the industry of his younger days. When game was plenty, he was a noted hunter, and in the settle- ment of the country was active in assisting the pioneers to "roll up" their cabins ; he takes just pride in being the owner of one of the finest span of mares in the county-one weighing 1,620 pounds, the other 1,740.
E. J. CONDIT, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Condit; born Nov. 27, 1837, in Delaware Co., Ohio; his father, Jonathan Condit, was born July 17, 1794, and his mother, Mary (Mulford) Con- dit, Oct. 3, 1796 ; both were natives of New Jersey, and were married Jan. 14, 1824, and came to Ohio in 1835, settling upon the land where Mr. Condit now lives. They had six chil- dren-John K., born Nov. 22, 1825, and died Jan. 22, 1849; Mary J., born Dec. 7, 1827 ; Susan M., born April 13, 1830, and died Aug. 30, 1831; Whitfield S., born Dec. 22, 1834; Elias J., born Nov. 27, 1837 ; and Susan E., born Nov. 27, 1837. Mr. Condit was married, in 1864, to Jennie, a daughter of Middleton Per- fect; by this union there has been born five chil- dren-Mulford S., Lizzie A., Edward G., Minnie B. and Milo J. Mr. Condit is the owner of a tract of land in Delaware Co., and another in Paulding Co., and devotes his attention largely to stock-raising, dealing in a fine grade of Spanish me- rino sheep ; also keeps grade sheep for wool and mutton. The father and mother of Mr. Condit started in life without aid, but, by hard labor and economy, became the owners of about 1,200 acres of land, which was subsequently divided among the children ; the father was in the saw-mill busi- ness in an early day, in which he was successful ; the mother is yet living on the old homestead, and is now 83 years old.
this township about 1835, where he died in about one month, leaving a family of ten children ; the mother died in 1875. Our subject was born June 4, 1830, in New Jersey ; he remained with his mother until 18, and then engaged in blacksmith -. ing in Logan Co., serving an apprenticeship with John Cary for three years; he then went to Iowa, and in a short time returned to Ohio, and engaged in blacksmithing on a small farm near Condit; he afterward moved to the present farm, where he remained until the death of his first wife, Adaline Dawson, whom he married in 1858; he then spent some time in traveling, making trips East to New Jersey and West to Iowa. He was again married, March 28,- 1876, to Mary E., a daughter of Rev. D. and Elizabeth Adams ; the father was from Pennsylvania, and the mother from New Hampshire; this wife bore him two children- Clara M. and Edgar P. He has a snug little farm, well improved, upon which they live. They are members of the Presbyterian Church in Trenton Township.
J. A. CROWL, farmer; P. O. Condit ; is a son of James and Sarah ( Maloney) Crowl ; his father was born in Chester Co., Penn., and was of Scotch-Irish descent ; his mother was of Welsh descent; he was born Nov. 7, 1844, in Pennsyl- vania, where he remained attending school and working at stone and bricklaying. In September, 1862, he enlisted in Co. C, 87th Penn. V. I., and remained until the war closed ; was in the battle of Winchester ; was in most of the battles of Grant's campaigns, and was wounded at Coal Harbor, and went to the rear ; he soon after joined his regiment
at the yellow house in front of Petersburg, and carried his musket until the surrender of Lee ; he was, however, taken prisoner at Winchester, and kept in prison at Libby and Belle Isle for two months ; was then paroled, and entered the camp at Annapolis, Md. Was married, in 1869 (two years after his coming to Ohio), to Cornelia Par- mer ; they have had three children - Nora A., Fannie B. and David E., who died in 1870. They settled on their present farm of forty-five acres soon after marriage, where they have since re- mained. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Centerburg, Knox Co., also member of Centerburg Lodge, No. 666, I. O. O. F .; is now L. S. in the same.
E. M. CONDIT, farmer ; P. O. Condit ; son of Joseph S. and Asenath Condit; the former was born in Essex Co., N. J., and came to Ohio in
E. W. CONDIT, farmer ; P. O. Condit; is a son of Smith, Sr., and Asenath Condit; his father was born in New Jersey, and came to Ohio and | 1835, settliog in Trenton Township, where hc
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died; he was a mechanic; the mother died Jan. 27, 1875; they had ten children, and were both members of the Presbyterian Church. E. M. Condit was born in 1811 in Essex Co., N. J., and, at the age of 15, began learning the carpenter's trade with his father. When 17, he walked to Ohio, in company with Jotham Condit (his uncle), making the trip in fourteen days. In 1832, hav- ing returned, he came again to Ohio by team. In 1835, he made another trip to New Jersey, where he was married, July 15 of the same year, to Jane Mulford, returning to Ohio on his third trip, mak- ing it by canal and rivers. Soon after arrival, they began erecting a cabin, working at times into the night, when Mrs. Condit would hold the light, while her husband felled the trees. They were obliged to go in debt for their passage West, and, on beginning of housekeeping, they were in debt over $300, which necessitated hard work and rigid economy until liquidated. From this dis- couraging start, Mr. Condit has been prospering, un- til he now owns 500 acres of well-improved land, 160 acres of which he bought, in 1832, from the Gov- ernment, the patent bearing the name of Gen. Jackson. They have raised one girl-Mary Brown, from the Home in New York; she was married, in 1877, to Thomas Robinson, and moved to Missouri on a farm, Mr. Condit having helped them to eighty acres. They also raised a boy- Zenas Chippy, whom they took at 20 months old; he married Fannie, a daughter of Samuel Rine- heart, of Sunbury, and moved to Kansas, where they are farming 240 acres through Mr. Condit's aid. Mr. and Mrs. Condit have been members of the Presbyterian Church for forty seven years. He has the credit of being the owner of the first frame barn put up in Trenton Township, which was raised without the use of whisky.
MATILDA DOMIGON, Condit; was one of the first white children born in Berkshire Town- ship, which took place in 1813, and was raised in Sunbury ; she is a daughter of Norman and Sarah (Williams) Patrick ; her father came to Ohio from Pennsylvania on horseback, and died in 1874. She married John Domigon, who was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, in 1810; he died Oct. 2, 1869, and was a member of the M. E. Church. They had two children-Sarah, married Thomas Jackson ; H. C., who was born in 1844 in Delaware Co., was married May 5, 1872, to Sarah, daughter of Samuel Alden, who was born in New York in 1800, and came to Ohio about 1820 or 1821, set- tling in Johnstown; he was one of the first set-
tlers of the place, and died in 1862; there were in the family thirteen children but four are now liv- ing ; she was born in 1844 in Johnstown, Ohio ; has taught twenty terms of school, and is a member of the Presbyterian Church; Mrs. Domigon has also long been a member of the same denomination.
GEORGE FARRES, milling; P. O. Condit ; was born in 1835 in Belmont Co., Ohio, where he remained untill 15 years of age, when he came to Delaware Co. with Noah Dillon, with whom he engaged in farming for some time ; his father was born in Virginia, and his mother in Maryland, the former died about 1838. Mr. Farres was married in 1855 to Lorain Eggleston, a daughter of Harris and Barbara Eggleston ; she was born in 1838 in Licking Co, Ohio ; they had five children, three of whom now survive-Daniel, who married Amy, daughter of Truman Culver, May 4, 1879, and Hiram and Della; the two deceased are William and George. In 1863, Mr. Farres moved to Illi- nois ; was there about one year, and meeting with some reverses he enlisted in Co. H, 48th I. V. I., and served from 1863 until 1865, when he was mustered out at Little Rock, Ark. He farmed after returning from the war until 1875, when he bought a saw-mill near Marengo, Morrow Co., of J. W. Hall, and moved the same to Condit, whichi he has since been running with good success ; this mill, for which he paid $1,000, is situated upon a tract of fifteen acres of land upon which he also has two excellent dwellings. Mr. Farres skillfully manages his mill business, and with the aid of his two sons is being prospered; he has sawed and shipped over 500,000 feet of elm lumber to the Columbus Buggy Co.
C. P. GORSUCH, farmer ; P. O. Condit ; is a son of Nathan and Lorena Gorsuch ; his father was born in September, 1816, in Knox Co., Ohio ; the mother was a daughter of Solomon and Betsey Overturf; she was born in Licking Co., Ohio ; they endured the hardships incident to pioneer life; the father died in December, 1866; the mother is still living in Trenton Township. Mr. Gorsuch was born March 26, 1854, in Harlem Township, Delaware Co., where he remained until 20, when he moved to this township, where his mother rented of G. W. Perfect ; he worked by the month for three years, and was married, May 2, 1878, to Alice, a daughter of John and Cath- arine Blamer ; she was born in 1856, near Johns- town, Licking Co., Ohio; they have one child- Eva B., born June 24, 1879. Mr. Gorsuch has fifty-two acres of land well improved, and well
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watered by Perfeet Creek ; he has a good start in life, and with the advantages that generally come from being in the prime of early manhood, will succeed to the benefits that accrue from application and a sound judgment.
MRS. M. J. GREEN, farmer ; P. O. Condit ; is a daughter of Jotham and Mary ( Mulford) Con- dit, and sister of E. J. Condit ; she was born in 1827, in New Jersey, and came to Ohio with her parents by team. as was customary in those days. She was married in 1847, to E. Green, a son of E. and Elizabeth Green ; her husband was born in Kent Co., England, and emigrated to America about 1840; after marriage, they settled on the farm where Mrs. Green now lives, then about one hun- dred acres; they added, by hard labor and skill- ful management, until they possessed about eight hundred acres, and improved the same; he died in July, 1873 ; their children are Susan C., married Charles Deeds, now living in Lieking Co., a farmer and stoek-raiser ; Carrie E., married W. L. Mills, now living in the family (they have two children -Charles W., deceased, and George); Charles E. and Annie L., both living at home. Her husband was a member of the Presbyterian Church, to which organization the rest of the family belong.
ALVIN GRANDSTAFF, farmer and teacher; P. O. Green; is a son of Moses and Amanda (Bowers) Grandstaff ; they were both natives of Virginia, and had ten children, seven of whom now survive. Mr. Grandstaff was born in 1842, in Lieking Co., Ohio, and remained with his parents, attending school and farming until 19, at which time he enlisted in Co. D, 18th U. S. I., serving three years ; he was wounded several times-once in the shoulder very severely; he was tendered a lieutenant's commission for bravery in taking a soldier of the 32d O. V. I. off the field in the midst of the battle ; he was in the battles of Chick- amauga, Stone River and Perryville, and on the Atlanta campaign with Sherman; he served three years, and was honorably mustered out; after his return, he attended school at Johnstown, Galena, Lebanon and Delaware, teaching at intervals ; hav- ing taught in all about twenty-three terms-seven months at Johnstown, in the public schools, and afterward bought a building, and started a select school at the same place, in partnership with Prof. Vaughn. He was married, Nov. 20, 1872, to Luella, a daughter of Sylvester and Elizabeth (Walwrath) Granger; her father was born in Granville; they had eight children. Mr. and Mrs. Grandstaff lived on his father's farm in Licking
Co., for one year, and then came to his present place of sixty-four acres; they have three children -Maud, Edwin and Mabel. Mrs. Grandstaff is a member of the Christian Union Church ; he is now making a specialty of fine Spanish Merino sheep, and promises great success in the undertak- ing
CHARLES LONGSHORE, farmer; P. O. Condit ; is a son of David and Elizabeth (Warner) Longshore ; his father was born in Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio in 1806, settling in Berkshire Township, west of Sunbury, on the farm now owned by Mrs. Grist, where he lived until his death ; it was then a dense forest, there being but one house between Delaware and Johnstown, and that where George Gibson now resides; the only neighbor for some time was a brother; their first nights were spent in the woods around a fire, with a friendly Indian as company ; his mother died in 1840 ; they had eight children, three now living. The subject of this sketch was born in 1818, in Delaware Co., and married Ida Sharp in 1840, and, at the age of 21, began farming for himself, and renting land for several ycars, when he bought a farm of forty acres, having added to it until it contained 145 acres, 100 of which he sold in 1871 ; he now lives on the remaining forty-five acres, which is in a good state of cultivation. Mr. Long- shore and wife have had five children, one only now living-Eugenie, who 'married Johnson Car- penter ; they had two children-Fred and Frank. Mr. Carpenter was born in 1836, and died in 1870; was a soldier in the late war over four years. Jasper Longshore was in the war three years, and died in March, 1867 ; Clark died July 18, 1868; Seth, in March, 1867; Clinton, in 1848.
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