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land as is to be found in the Maumee Valley. To this couple have been born nine children : Han- nah, Mary, Francis M., Christian W., Alfred K., Daniel E., Jacob L., and Emannel W., all living except Jacob, who died in 1872, at the age of seventeen. Since 1875 they have been living in retirement. Mr. B. has been township trustee for over twenty years, and has also held other offices. This aged and venerable couple loved and respected by all who know them, live a quiet life upon their farm one mile north of Florida.
Brubaker, Winfield S., Flat Rock, Florida p. o., was born in Flat Rock township, in 1852; was brought up as a farmer, but not contented with this life he learned the blacksmith business, and was engaged in the same for twelve years. In 1880 he retired from this business, and be- came engaged in the mercantile business, having a butcher shop and market attached. He was married in March, 1885, to Mrs. Elizabeth Dixon Weaver. She had two sons by her first hus- band: Wilber and Harry. Winfield S. was a son of David and Margaret (Weyble) Brubaker. She was born in Westmoreland county Pa., in 1821, and her husband, David, was born in Franklin county, Pa., in 1818. They were married in 1839, and have had a family of fifteen children, twelve of whom are now living. Two died at an early age, and one son, Jeremiah, enlisted and died at Savannah. John H. and Levy H., enlisted and served during the war. Mary E., J. H., L. H., Martha, David, William H., Martha, W. S., Alice, Walter, George, and Wesley are now living. David settled in Henry county, in 1850. He was a son of David and Elizabeth (Barnes) Brubaker.
Bucklin, Osman, Damascus, Grelton p. o., one of the very early residents of Henry county ; was born in Damascus in 1822, and was a son of David and Plaina (Gunn) Bucklin, who were born in Vermont, and married in N. Y. State, and settled in Henry county about 1814. Plaina was a daughter of Elisha Gunn. They had nine children, but two of whom are now living, Os- man and Harriet. David died in Damascus, in 1834, and his wife in 1845. David was the first postmaster of Damascus, and was a carpenter by trade, but was largely engaged in farming, served in the War of 1812, and was at the city of Buffalo when it was burned. Osman enlisted in Co. I, 68th Ohio, in 1861, under Colonel Steadman, and was discharged in 1864, after three years' service. He was married in 1848, to Nancy M. Price, of Cuyahoga county, O., who died in 1856, leaving a family of three children : Walter, Charles and Mary. His second wife was Elizabeth Weaver, who was born in Pennsylvania, and married in 1860. They have had one son, Lincoln. :
Burns, William S., Gorham, Fayette p. o., one of the enterprising farmers of Fulton county, was born in Columbiana county in 1837, and was a son of Martin and Hope (Stratton) Burns, who were born in the same county. Martin was a son of Hugh and Sarah (Long) Burns. Mar- tin settled in Williams county with his family in 1855, where he died in 1885, leaving a widow and seven children, five sons and two daughters. William S. was married in 1865, to Jennie McGrew. They have three children : Dora, Willard L., and Denver Scott. Mr. Burns settled in Franklin township in 1863, and came to Fayette in 1877, where he purchased 35 acres in the corporation, for which he paid $3,000, and on which he erected his fine brick residence. He has been assessor of the town two terms. His wife, Jennie, was a daughter of W. H. and Mary McGrew, of Williams county. They died in 1884. He was one of the early settlers in this county, and was born in 1796. His wife was born in 1807. He was a justice of the peace for over twenty years.
Burke, James, Liberty, Napoleon p. o., one of the prominent and successful farmers of Henry county, was born in Ireland, in April, 1839, and was a son of James and Bridget Burke. The father died in Ireland, and the mother in England, leaving only one son, James, who emigrated to and settled in Lorain county, O., in 1855, and married Jane Fishburn, who was born in Yorkshire; Eng., in 1861. They were married in Loraine county, and settled in Liberty, in 1863, purchas- ing their homestead of 80 acres. They now own 200 acres, 180 of which are cleared and im- proved. He gives most of his attention to the breeding and raising of blooded stock. His buildings and farm show well cultivated taste.
Burr, Elijah, Clinton, Wauseon p. o., a farmer of Clinton, was born in Lyme, Huron county, in 1836, and was a son of Charles T. and Zilpha (Bates) Burr, of Massachusetts, where they were married, and settled in Huron county, after which they came to Fulton in 1867. Charles T., died in 1869, leaving a widow and six children. Elijah Burr was married in 1863, to Sarah C. Ballard, who was born in Huron county. She died in 1877, leaving a family of two children, Guy and Cora. His second wife was Anna E. Brainard, to whom he was married in 1878. They have had two children, Gracie and Julia A. Anna E. was a daughter of Sereno and Elinor Brainard, who settled in Fulton county in 1865. Elijah Burr settled in Clinton in 1869, where he purchased his farm of 1063 acres.
Callin, Zimri G., Pleasant, Holgate p. o., a manufacturer and dealer in harness and trimmings, was born in Huron county, O., in 1850, and was a son of William and Elizabeth Callin. Eliza- beth was born in Pennsylvania, and her husband in Virginia. They were married in Ashland
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county. William died in 1881, leaving a widow and nine children, five of whom are now liv- ing: John. James, George and Zimri G., and Mrs. Harriet Sly, a son of Dr. Hugh, who was a graduate of the Cincinnati Medical College, died in 1881. Three of the sons served in the war: they were John, James and George. Zimri G. was married in 1874 to Ella Franklin, of Tonto- gany, Wood county. She died in 1875, leaving one son, Edward. He then married his second wife. Minnie Parker, in 1881. They have had two children, Della and Oma. He settled in Holgate, Henry county, in 1881, and then became engaged in the harness business.
Campbell, James K., Dover, Wauseon p. o., was born in Clinton township, Fulton county, in 1855, and was a son of Reasin and Temperance (Cornell) Campbell. Temperance was born in Wayne county, in 1829, and was a daughter of Joseph C. and Elizabeth Cornell. Reasin was born in Stark county, O., in 1820. and was a son of John and Margaret (Bell) Campbell. Reasin died in February, 1885, leaving his widow, Temperance, and a family of nine children: William H., Mary M., Elizabeth A., James K., Phebe J., Morgan C., Edward R. Emily C., and J. Fred. . They settled in Clinton in 1846. James K. was married in 1875, to Melissa A. Bayes, who was born in 1855, in Clinton. They have had three children : one died in 1877, one in 1879, Zula B. was born October, 1885. Melissa was a daughter of William and Mary (Tedrow) Bayes. Mr. Campbell has been assessor two terms, He purchased his homestead of forty acres in 1876, paying therefor $1,400; it now consists of 80 acres of finely cultivated land.
Campbell, Reasin, Clinton, Wauseon p. o., was born in Stark county, in 1820, and was a son of John and Margaret (Bell) Campbell. She was born in Washington county, Pa., and John was born in Ireland. John settled in Pennsylvania with his parents Reasin married Temper- ance Cornell, who was born in Wayne county, O., in 1829, and was a daughter of Joseph Creig and Elizabeth (Morgan) Cornell. He was born in Pennsylvania, and his wife in Virginia. They had a family of seven children, four of whom are now living : Alpha, Mercy (now Mrs. Lee), Phebe (now Mrs. S. Bays), and Temperance. Joseph and Elizabeth were married in 1819, and Joseph died in January, 1831. His widow died in Fulton county, February 3, 1875, aged sev- enty-seven years. Reasin and Temperance were married in 1846, and settled in Clinton, Ful- ton county, O., in 1846. They had a family of eleven children, nine of whom are now living: William H., Mary M., Elizabeth A., James K., Phebe J., Morgan C., Edward R., Emily C. and J. Fred. Mr. Campbell died in February, 1885. Reasmn purchased 160 acres on settlement in 1846, paying $600 for the same. His homestead farm now consists of 200 acres of well improved and finely cultivated land.
Canfield, Heman A., Gorham, Tedrow p. o., a large farmer and land owner of Gorham town- ship, Fulton county, O .; was born in West Bloomfield, Ontario county, N. Y., on the 25tli day of January, 1816. He traces his ancestry back to Thomas Canfield, who came from England in 1646, and settled in Milford, Conn. Heman A. Canfield was the son of a farmer, in fact, all of his ancestors were farmers. At the age of twenty-one he felt that his father's small farm was too small for him, and although an only son, he came west in 1837, and purchased 240 acres of government land in sections 32 and 33, Chesterfield township, and in the spring of 1838 came to his land, which was "Oak Openings," and in the fall sowed ten acres of wheat, which pro- duced ten bushels per acre. He continued to improve this land until he gathered his last crop of wheat in 1859, which was raised on the same field as his first crop, but which produced thirty bushels to the acre. He then sold bis farm and settled in Gorham, on the Tiffin River. This farm was heavily timbered, but by running a saw-mill and employing a large amount of hand work engaged in clearing, ditching and underdraining, he now in his old age can look over one of the best and most productive farms in the county. He was married in his native town on the 16th of October, 1838, to Amanda G. Brown, who still lives to enjoy the fruits.of their early labors and pioneer trials. They have had six children, three sons and three daughters, all living and married. Mr. Canfield has always enjoyed the entire confidence and respect of the community in which he lives, and while he has always been a leader in all matters relating to the best interests of society, and has occasionally accepted both township and county offices, has always thought that office was too confining to a man of his active nature. He has always by precept and example, been teaching his generation how to make the earth produce more of the blessings of life. He has always been a staunch and active Republican since the organization of that political party, and strange as it sounds to-day, he was the first person in his native town to advocate publicly the doctrine in that the Bible and the Constitution of the United States were both anti-slavery documents. He and his wife have both maintained and cultivated their literary tastes, as their large and well selected library will attest.
Carpenter, Henry, Liberty, a general and successful farmer, of Henry county, was born in Fairfield county, in 1833 and was a son of George and Barbara (Wilson) Carpenter. Barbara was born in Virginia and her husband, George, was born in Pennsylvania. They were married in Fairfield county, O. George served in the war is 1812 and his widow, after his death, which occured in 1861, was awarded a pension of ninety-six dollars per year, until her death, which
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occurred in 1875. They settled in Liberty county in 1848, and had a family of eleven children, four of whom are now living : Mrs. Mary Heft, Mrs. Catharine Davis, David and Henry. Two of the grandsons, Solomon and George, followed the patriotism of their grandfather and enlisted in the army of the Rebellion. Henry Carpenter was married in 1861 to Rachel Guthrie. They have had five children : Amanda T., Mary May, Robert Murphy, Cora Belle (was educated for, and is now engaged in teaching) and Robert. Murphy married Arsa Tremain. Mr. Carpenter settled on his homestead farm in 1848, paying $3,500 for the first forty acres. He now owns 200 acres in all.
Cheadle, Gilman, Wauseon, Wauseon p. o., an early pioneer farmer stock grower, but who has now retired from active business, was born in Morgan county, O., in 1807, and was a son of John and Mary (White) Cheadle, of Windsor county, Vermont. They settled in Ohio in 1802. Gilman was married to Susanna Rockafellow, a daughter of William and Malinda Rockafellow. William was born in Pennsylvania and his wife, Malinda, was a native of Maryland. They set- tled in Washington county, O., where William died in 18- and his wife, Malinda, in 1884, at the age of ninety-four years. Gilman and Susanna were married on March 13, 1828, and had a family of ten children, five of whom are now living: Margaret, Aumend, Ingabee (now Mrs. Conklin), Athalinda (Mrs. D. Sharp) and Nathan. Nathan and William enlisted and served in the late war. Mr. Cheadle settled in York township in 1836 and came to Wauseon in 1870. He served as a postmaster fourteen years, under President Jackson.
Cheney, William T., Monroe, Malinta, p. o., was born in the State of Maryland, August 27, 1831, came to Perry county when an infant where he was raised and received a public school education, until he reached the age of fifteen years when he moved to Fairfield county with his parents, and came to Henry county in 1857 where he purchased his present farm of forty acres in Monroe township, where he has since resided. He was married in 1854 to Lucinda E. Gron- ter, of Richland county, O. They have four children now living: Lucinda A., (Mrs. Marion Smith) Lydia A., Mary R. (Mrs. Herbert Booth) and Frederick W. Mr. Cheney has held the office of assessor, constable and school director of the township for several years, and has also been a notary public. He was elected justice of the peace in 1876, which office he has held continually ever since, with the exception of two years.
Chroninger, Benjamin Franklin, Liberty, Liberty Center p. o., was born in Stark county, O., October 14, 1843, and settled in Liberty township in 1846, with his parents, George and Eliza- beth Ann (Hinkle) Chroninger. He was married July 7, 1870, to Asenath Louisa Babcock who was born Angust 8, 1851. They have had two children : Raleigh Royal, born April 22, 1871; Millie Belle, born November 8, 1872. Asenath L. was a daughter of Lorenzo and Sarah Ann (Patrick) Babcock. Mr. Chroninger, at the opening of the rebellion, offered his services but was rejected on account of impaired health. He is a man of rare intellectual tastes. He has made farming both a success and a pleasant occupation. He takes an interest in all public enterprises. His parents have had a family of ten children, but four of whom are now living : B. F., Henry, Arminda and Elsie Dana. His father, George, was born in Stark county, September 12, 1817, and his mother in Pennsylvania, in 1820. They were married in Tuscarawas county, in 1841. George was a son of Henry and Sarah Chroninger natives of Westmoreland county, who were married in Stark county, O., and died in Indiana county.
Chroninger, George, Liberty, Liberty p. o., was born in Stark county, O., September 12, 1817, and came to Henry county, O., in 1840, and settled on bis present homestead farm of 160 acres. He was married in 1841 to Elizabeth Ann Hinkle, of Tuscarawas county, who was born in Pennsylvania, in 1820. They have had a family of ten children, four of whom are now liv- ing : Benjamin Franklin, Henry, Arminda and Elsie Dana. George, jr. died leaving one son, Othey ; Monroe died at the age of twenty years. They settled in Liberty in 1846, where they still reside, having one of the best cultivated farms in the county, having five miles of tile, fine fruit and buildings. He was a son of Henry and Sarah Chroninger. Henry was born in West- moreland county, Pa. They were married in Stark county. Elizabeth was the daughter of IFenry and Mary Hinkle, who settled in Stark county in 1827, where they died. Mr. Chron- inger settled in Henry county with his family in 1846. The place was then a wood. He erected a log cabin, cleared his land, now having 130 acres free from stumps, on which he has his homestead. In addition to this he owns 400 acres in town.
Clark, John A., Clinton, Pettisville p. o., a pioneer of Fulton county, was born in Maryland in 1829 and was a son of Ebenezer and Mary (Dye) Clark, who were born and married in Mary- land and settled in Holmes county, O., in 1838, and in 1841 came to Fulton county and pur- chased his farm of eighty acres in 1843, for which he paid $200. Ebenezer was born in 1801, and his wife Mary, in 1809. They had a family of eleven children, eight of whom are now living : John A. (born in 1829), Daniel (born 1832), Ezekiel (born 1841), William (born 1849), Moses (born 1851), Nancy (now Mrs. Hayes), Melissa (now Mrs. Melius), Mary (now Mrs. Volentine). Aden enlisted and was killed in the battle near Petersburg, while serving in the Sixty-eighth Ohio Reg-
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iment. John A. Clark was married in 1854 to Elizabeth Krontz who was born in Holmes county in 1834. They have had a family of five children : James M., Noah M., Solomon J., William R. and Eliza Jane. Elizabeth was a daughter of Phillip and Susan S. Krontz. Mr. Clark now owns the eighty acre homestead, to which he has added 100 acres and now has a fine stock farm of 180 acres with 140 acres under cultivation on section nineteen. He is now engaged in the breeding of Norman horses and short horn cattle and general farming.
Clapp, Russel K., Liberty, Liberty Center p. o., an early settler in Henry county, was born in Delaware county, N. Y., in 1823, and was a son of Russell and Lavina (Strong) Clapp, na- tives of Southampton, Mass., where they were married in 1811. He was born 1786 and his wife in 1788. He died in 1854 and his wife in 1855. They had eight children, two of whom are now living, Russel K. and Sarah. They settled in Huron county in 1839, and in 1846 came to Henry county. Russell K. was married in 1851 to Amelia Clough, who was born in Perrys- burg, Wood county, in 1832. They had a family of three children, two of whom are now liv- ing: Theodore G., Jennie L., who married Ralph Redfield in 1874. Theodore G. was married in 1881 to Mary Tanner. Amelia was a daughter of Salmon and Lucy (Whitman) Clough. Salmon was born in New York, where they were married, after which they settled in Wood county, O., where Salmon died leaving a family of six children, two of whom are now living: Jonathan and Amelia. The widow, Lucy, came to Fulton in 1836, where she died April 9, 1872. Two of her sons, Jonathan and Ephraim, enlisted and served in the late War of the Rebellion, in the 14th and 67th Regiments. Russel K. Clapp now owns and occupies the old homestead which was purchased on settlement in 1846, was then a forest, now a well-improved farm.
Clifton, John Lumby, Freedom, Wauseon p. o., was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1821, and was a son of John T. and Jane Lumby Clifton. John, in early life, was engaged in the butcher business, and was also butcher on an English mail steamer. He was married in 1841 to Mary Ann Rubin, who died in England leaving three children : John, Sarah Jane and Thomas. John emigrated to America in 1852 and settled in Sandusky county and there became engaged in the butcher business. He was married in 1852 to Elizabeth Burnham who was born in England in 1830. They have had a family of nine children, two of whom are dead : Clara A., Robert M., Rose E., George L., Alice M., Elizabeth H. and William D. Lizza H. and Clara are now en- gaged in teaching. Mrs. Clifton settled in Sandusky county with her father in 1849. She was a daughter of George Burnham. Mr. Clifton commenced his farming life with a cash capital of twenty dollars in Wood county, O. He now has a farm of 260 acres in Freedom, which he purchased in 1877, on which he has made many improvements and erected some fine farm build- ings.
Creager, Gideon G., Harrison, Napoleon p. o., a prominent early settler of Harrison town- ship, was born in Maryland in 1810 and was a son of Cornelius and Mary Creager, and a grand- son of Conrad Cornelius, who settled in Dayton, Montgomery county, O., in September, 1812. The father died in Seneca county in 1841. He was born in 1798. His wife died in Henry county in 1866, at the age of seventy-seven years. They had a family of ten children, two of whom are now living: Mrs. Mary Lamberson and Gideon G., who married Christina Shonkwi- ler, of Seneca county, O., in 1838. They have had a family of thirteen children, nine of whom are now living : Harriet, Jemimah, Daniel, Caroline, Oren, Margaret, Veona, Mary, Clement L., and Benjamin died leaving a family of four children. G. G. Creager settled in Harrison in 1852 on his present homestead of 160 acres, paying therefor two dollars and fifty cents per acre. He has twenty-eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Cornelius was a professional teacher and Gideon also followed that vocation in early life.
Cobb, Oscar A., Dover, Ottokee p. o., a pioneer of Dover township, was born in Griswald, New London county, Conn., in 1817, and settled in Fulton county in 1846. He was married in 1841 to Phebe L. Knapp, of New York city. They have had a family of six children, two of whom are now living, Albert and Dora. Three died at early ages and one, Ernest, G., was born in 1843, enlisted in Company A, 67th Ohio Regiment, in 1862 and was discharged in 1863 on account of disability. He died at home in March 1863. Phebe was a daughter of Arch- bold W. and Betsey Knapp, who settled in Dover township in 1846, where they died. Phebe is the only surviving one of the family. Mr. Cobb was a son of Anson S. and Nancy (Kings- ley) Cobb. Anson S. was born in 1791 and died in April, 1843. His wife, Nancy, was born in 1791, and died November 17, 1885. They were married November 25, 1809, and in 1831 settled in Delaware county, N. Y., where they died. They had a family of seven children, four of whom are now living : Mary E., Oscar A., Lucy S., and Elisha G. Oscar A. was a sheriff of Fulton county four years, from 1860 to 1864, and director of the infirmary two terms. He has also held other minor offices. He settled on his present farm in 1865, paying $8 per acre for it and now has one of the finest farms in the county.
Cole, Amos, Pleasant, Holgate p. o., one of the pioneer settlers of Henry county, was born in Chenango county, N. Y., in 1803. His parents, Silas and Louisa Cole, came there at an early
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day from Connecticut. In 1815 they moved to Ohio and settled in Sciota county, and in 1831 Amos was married to Nancy Watts, who was born in that county. In 1833 he moved into the then wilderness of Henry county. He was one of the commissioners who organized the county, and held the office of commissioner for several years, and was at one time associate judge. He was justice for fifteen years. He raised a family of six children as follows: Mary L., Elizabeth A., Julia C., Newton S., Albert E. and Hester S. The oldest died several years ago, and the rest of the family are now living in Henry and Defiance counties. Amos died in 1863, and Nancy in 1875. Newton S., the eldest son, was born in 1838, and remained at home on the farm until he was twenty-one years of age, when he engaged in teaching school. In No- vember, 1861, he enlisted in Co. F, 68th O. V. Infantry, in which he served until 1863, when he was transferred to the U. S. Signal Service at Vicksburg, Miss., and remained in that service until he was discharged in 1865. He was married in 1866 to Julia A. Parker, of Attica, Ind. He has a family of three sons : Claude Bertrand, Allen Eugene and Guy Otis. He has been just- ice of the peace, and also held several other minor offices. He moved to the village of Holgate in 1876, and became engaged in the hardware business, in which he has remained ever since with a reasonable amount of success.
Connolly, James, Washington, Liberty Center p. o., one of the leading farmers of Northwest Ohio, was born in Greene county, N. Y., in June, 1833, and settled in Washington township in 1841. He was married October 21, 1853, to Elizabeth Gamble, of Franklin, Wis. They have had six sons : Francis E., James M., William H., Michael, George Van, Robert B. Three of the sons, Franeis E., James M. and William H., are graduates of the commercial college, and were fitted for teachers. Mr. Connolly served as county commissioner for two terms. In early life he became engaged in farming, and now owns 500 acres. He was a son of Michael and Ellen (Duffy) Connolly, who were born and married in Ireland; he in 1791 and his wife in 1796. They were married in 1825, and emigrated to America in 1827. They first settled in N. Y. State, in Greene county, where they remained until 1835, when they went to New York city where they remained until 1837, when they came to Ohio, and in 1838 settled in Henry county, and in the year 1841 they came to Washington township, where they died. He in 1875, and his wife in 1868. They had four sons, two of whom are now living, Michael, jr., and James. Paul and William are deceased. The family came from New York by the Erie Canal, and crossed Lake Erie on the steamer Robert Fulton, in 1813.
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