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they have two children-John, born Jan. 20, 1877 ; Barbara May, Feb. 16. 1879.
CLINE, MICHAEL (deceased) ; he was born in Rich- land Co. May 22, 1855. Was married, April 16, 1840, to Matilda Murphy, who was born in Fayette Co., Penn., in 1816; their children are: John, born Dec. 23, 1841, died in the army ; Henry who also died in the army ; Jackson, born Oct. 22, 1844: Louisa, de- ceased ; Jacob, born Jan. 23, 1851 ; Michael L., Jan. 22, 1857. Michael Cline, Sr., died in Lawrence Co., Ill., in March, 1868.
CLINE, JOHN, farmer ; he was born Aug 25, 1835, in Crawford Co. Married, Feb. 2, 1850, to Elizabeth Home; she was born April 1, 1837, in Richland Co .; they have the following children: C. Hayden, born Dec. 10, 1860; Albert Leroy, Sept. 28, 1864. They reside two miles north of Mansfield.
CLINE, TOBIAS, proprietor of the Colter Cave stone quarry, two and one-half miles east of Mansfield ; he was born in Germany, and came to America at the age of 19. He was married in 1857, in Iowa, to Margaret Ann Banks ; they have one daughter-Sarah Melinda. She is married to Mathew Donner ; they have two chil- dren-Ora and Ethlin. The "Cline" stone quarry was opened about twenty-two years ago ; it is an inex- haustible quarry , and one of the best in the State ; Mansfield consumes an immense amount of stone for building purposes ; it is a place of antiquity ; here can be seen the marks of the Indian, the basin cut in the rock, also the Indian churn, and the initials of many names cut in rock.
CLINE, ALFRED, farmer ; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born March 1, 1823, in Franklin Township. Was mar- ried in 1847, to Julia E. Taylor ; they had five children -Curtis F., born Dec. 24, 1847; Alfred, Nov. 23, 1849; Mary, Feb. 24, 1852; Elizabeth, Nov. 26, 1854; Neotia, Feb. 2, 1858. Mrs. Julia Cline died Aug. 2, 1861. Mr. Cline was married the second time to Eliz- abeth Sonentine, who was born July 30, 1830, in Penn- sylvania ; they have two children-Charles L., born Feb. 11, 1862, and Minnie, born Oct. 22, 1866.
COLE, REUBEN, fårmer ; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born July 8, 1820, in Lancaster Co., Penn. He was married, Jan. 1, 1844, to Mary Ellen Pollock, who was born in Harrison Co., Ohio, Dec. 2, 1822; they have the following family of children: Sadie A., born May 1, 1846; Elleanor Mary, Oct. 22, 1848; Headley S., Sept. 18, 1850; Maggie S., Jan. 2, 1854; Jennie O., July 1, 1857: Robert M., July 8, 1860; Reuben Willis, Aug. 11, 1867; Johnston Taylor married Elleanor M. Cole April 2, 1868; they have four children-Norton, Lavern, Lille and Viola; they reside in Sandusky Township, this county; Ileadly Cole married Viola A. Hale ; they have two children-Ethel and Ettie; Will- iam B. Eggert married Maggie S. Cole Nov. 23, 1875 ; they have two children-Ray C. and Nina; James F. Weldon married Jennie E. Cole Nov. 15, 1877 ; they have one child-Nina S., born Oct. 11, 1879; they reside on West Fourth-771. Reuben Cole was engaged as a miller, formerly in the Stubble Mill, in Knox Co., about ten years ; he afterward, in company with Mr. Stamen, bought the old. Beam Mill ; he was engaged in this mill for two years, from 1868 to 1870; he then moved on his farm, located on the Windsor road, two
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miles northeast of Mansfield. Mrs. Mary Cole was the daughter of Hugh and Elleanor Pollock; they came from Harrison County to Richland in 1813, entered land in Springfield Township, located and remained there till the death of Mr. Pollock, June 14, 1822; he was killed by the falling of a tree ; they were known by the pioneers of this county, were fully identified in pioneer life, and experienced a great deal of the inconveniences of those times ; Mrs. Pollock died very suddenly June 24, 1868, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Reu- ben Cole.
COLE, HEADLEY, farmer; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born in Fredericktown, Knox Co., Sept. 18, 1851. He was married Dec. 17, 1875, to Viola Hale, who was born in Mifflin Township, Richland Co., July 10, 1858; they have two children-Ethel, born Dec. 1, 1876, and Ettie, April 29, 1877.
DAUM, MICHAEL, dairyman; P. O. Mansfield; he was born in Germany, 1844; came to America in 1847. Married, in 1867, to Lena Beck, who was born in 1849, in Germany. They have two children-Willie, born Aug. 25, 1868; Amelia, March 24, 1872. Mr. Daum is engaged in the Cline stone quarry, near Mans- field, and is one of the enterprising citizens of this township. He is in partnership with Mr. Cline in the stone quarry, and understands this branch of business as well as any one in this county. They are supply- ing this market with stone for building purposes, and it is an established fact that they can produce a superior quality of stone, and are always ready to supply the demand.
DENNIS, JOHN, farmer ; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born in Germany, Oct. 12, 1827. He came to America in 1853; located in Mansfield. He was married July 3, 1857, to Rachel Smith ; she was born in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, May 7, 1818; came to Mansfield in 1835, where she engaged as a teacher in public schools for eighteen years. There is a number of citizens of Mansfield who attribute their success in advancing so rapidly in edu- cation to her adaptation as a teacher. They resided in the village of Washington eight years. While there, Mr. Dennis was Postmaster for six years; also engaged as a wagon-maker ; then moved to a farm in Madison Township, where he has since been engaged as a farmer. He also served as Trustee of Madison Township for three terms. They have one son, Homer H. S. Dennis, who was born March 14, 1860, and who now resides with his parents and is receiving a liberal education.
DILLON, CHARLES, farmer ; he was born in 1814, in Franklin Co., Penn., and came to Ohio in 1849, and located in Ashland Co., where he lived about six years. He then removed to this county, where he resided three years, and then removed to Logan Co., where he lived five years, when he returned to this county, where he has since resided. He was married in Chambersburg, Penn., Sept. 3, 1839, to Miss Anna Kail, by whom he raised twelve children, who lived to maturity ; eleven children are yet living ; he is now a resident of Madi- son Township, and is honored and respected in the community in which he resides.
DILLON, DAVID, farmer ; he was born Jan. 7, 1841, in Franklin Co., Penn .; came to Ohio at the age of 8 years. He was married in 1862, to Harriet Swisher ; she was born in Washington Township, Richland Co.,
in 1836 ; they have the following family : Hattie M., born Oct. 3, 1866 ; Maud, Aug. 31, 1868, and Minnie L., March 5, 1872. Mr. Dillon enlisted in the late war in Co. E, 64th O. V. I .; served three years ; was then honorably discharged and mustered out of service.
DILLON, WILLIAM A., farmer; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born in Franklin Co., Penn., April 29, 1842, and came to Richland Co. in 1848. In October, 1861, he enlisted in the 64th O. V. I., with which regiment he remained until the close of the war, when he was hon- orably discharged. While in the army, he participated in all the battles and skirmishes in which that regiment was engaged, and, since his return home, has been almost constantly engaged in farming. He was mar- ried in 1867, to Miss Mary F. Newlon, by whom he has had three daughters-Emma F., Nancy Ellen, and Min- nie M.
DOOLITTLE, LUCIUS O, farmer; was born Dec. 27, 1833, in Windham Co., Vt .; came to Richland Co., in 1845. Married in 1866, to Martha Watkins, who was born in England, in 1839 ; they have seven chil- dren-Lucius, born Dec. 30, 1867; Herbert O., March 21, 1869 ; Martha, Jan. 2, 1871 ; James Sabine, Oct. 25, 1872; William Watkinson, March 6, 1874; Rufus Percilville, Nov. 13, 1875, and Mary, Aug. 3, 1877. Mr. Doolittle enlisted in the late civil war in defense of his country, Sept. 1, 1861, in the 15th O. V. I., in Co. G : went as a private. During the time of his ser- vice he was promoted to Lieutenant, after which, he was commissioned Captain. He remained during the entire war, was in some of the greatest battles of the war. He was mustered out of service in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 27, 1865 ; then returned to Mansfield and engaged in the mercantile business. In 1873, moved on a farm in the township.
DUNNAN, JOHN, farmer ; P. O. Mansfield; he was born in Scotland in 1813; he came to America (to Belmont Co.) at 3 years of age; he came to Richland Co. in 1821. Was married, in 1852, to Cath- arine Campbell, who was born in Wayne Co. in 1817 ; they have one son, John Franklin, who was born in 1857. He was married to Mary Croft, of Mansfield : they have one child, Mary, born Nov. 16, 1879. Mr. Dunnan has resided in this county fifty-five years, and has had some experience of the pioneer life ; he owns a well-improved farm, and has good buildings, with all the late conveniences and improvements.
EARNEST, JOHN (deceased) ; he died in Richland Co. Dec. 26, 1872; he resided in this county twenty- one years. Was married, in 1838, to Fanny Keever; she was born in Lancaster Co .; they have the follow- ing children : Adam, born Oct. 13, 1839 ; George W., in February, 1841; Mary A., Oct. 31, 1842; David Henry, July 24, 1844; Fanny, Feb. 22, 1849; Alice Amanda, Dec. 13, 1858. They reside on the Bellville road, south of town.
FINNEY, JAMES J., farmer ; he was born June 10, 1837, in Madison Township. Was married Aug. 24, 1864, to Mary McKee; she was born March 18, 1844, in Madison Township; they have two children- Cyrus B., born May 2, 1873 ; Frank M., Jan. 22, 1866. They reside on farm, two miles south of Mansfield.
FISHER, MICHAEL (deceased) ; he was born May 25, 1816, in Germany ; came to America at the age of
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28, and located in Mansfield. He was married in October, 1847, to Rebecca Weaver ; she was born Jan. 28, 1826, in Dauphin Co., Penn., and came to Ohio when 9 years old; they have the following family : Mary, born July 22, 1847 (deceased) ; Jacob, June 18, 1849 (married to Phebe Cohoeiser April 18, 1878; they have one son) ; John Fisher, born Oct. 16, 1851 (mar- ried to Catherine Mengert April 18, 1878; they have one son, Samuel (deceased) ; Caroline, born Dec. 12, 1856 (married Nov. 19, 1879, to Oliver Blacksten) ; Elizabeth, born Aug. 20, 1862.
FRANKELBERGER, WILLIAM (deceased); he was born in York Co., Penn .; he came to Washington Town- ship in this county, in 1830, where he purchased a farm, and on which he passed the remainder of his days ; his family consisted of nine children-Eliza, John, Hannah, Joseph, Rebecca, William, Levi, Jane and Jacob (now dead). Mr. F. died in July, 1870, on the old farm; he had accumulated a competence, which he left to the children.
FRANKELBERGER, LEVI, farmer; P. O. Mans- field; he was born in York Co., Penn., in 1830; he came to this county in his youth. He was married in 1873, to Susan Heist, who was born in Washington Township ; they have one child-William, who was born Sept. 14, 1875; they reside on the Bellville road, one and a half miles from Mansfield.
GALLAGHER, JOSEPH, farmer ; he was born Feb. 7, 1821, in Wayne Co. Married Jan. 7, 1872, to Fran- ces Adair ; she was born in 1855, in Wayne Co .; came to Richland Co. in August, 1874; they have the follow- ing children : Leone Cecelia, born July 10, 1876, and Joseph Carrel, Sept. 28, 1879.
GARRISON, JOHN T., farmer ; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born in Madison Township July 8, 1849. He was married March 2, 1871, to Hannah Rebecca Smith, who was born in Williams Co. May 12, 1852; they have three children-Florence Luella, born Oct. 7, 1872; Francis William, Sept. 12, 1874; Eva Cynthia, July 8, 1876.
GATES, NAPOLEON, teacher ; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born in Franklin Township Feb. 28, 1842. He was married in 1867, to Martha Charles ; they have four children-Melvin H., born Jan. 27, 1868; Martin, Feb. 2, 1870; Artas E., Feb. 16, 1874; Dora Maud, Jan. 22, 1879; Napoleon Gates is now engaged as a school-teacher, at Windsor. He enlisted in the late war, in 1862 ; he was a member of Co. D, 102d O. V. I., remaining in the service until mustered out June 30, 1865.
GATES, MARTIN L., dairyman; he was born in this township June 28, 1835. He was married in 1857, to Mary Steward, who was also born in this township in 1836; they have one adopted child- Maud Gates, born Jan. 5, 1876. Mr. Gates has an ex- cellent dairy farm, near the city ; from this he fur- nishes milk to a large number of its inhabitants.
GOUDY, HENRY L., miller; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born in Wayne Co. April 21, 1836; he went to Minnesota, and was there nine years; returned to Wooster, and remained there two years ; then went to Iowa, and remained there one year; then came to Madison Township in 1872, and has since been en- gaged in the mill. He was married to Phebe Ann
Pennock ; she was born in Hancock Co., Ill., in 1842 : they have four children-James M., born March 29, 1861; Minnie Erana, March 23, 1865; Jennie Me- lissa, Nov. 9, 1870 ; Mary Bird, Nov. 23, 1876.
HAMILTON, JOSEPH, farmer ; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born April 15, 1838. Was married, in 1871, to Mary Swartz, who was born in Mifflin Township, this county, April 2, 1841. His mother, Mrs. Sarah Calhoon Hamilton, was born Jan. 26, 1809, in Allegheny Co., Penn .; she was married to Samuel W. Hamilton in December, 1826; they came to Ohio in 1833; they had ten children-Noble C., Samuel, William P., John, George, Joseph, Sarah, Rebecca, Alexander and Edgar.
HESELDON, HENRY, farmer ; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born in New York, St. Lawrence Co., April 23, 1830; he came to Ohio in 1844, and located in Rich- land Co. He was married, in 1859, to Catherine Hull ; they have the following children; Savillia, born April 11, 1855; Sarah, March 28, 1857; John H., Oct. 23, 1859; George, Nov. 21, 1861; Lavina, Nov. 11, 1864 (deceased) ; Oliver, April 20, 1870 (deceased) ; Samuel, March 12, 1873, and Ermina, July 17, 1876. Mr. Heseldon enlisted in the 163d Regt., Co. C, O. N. G., afterward O. V. I., from which he received an honor- able discharge.
HOUT, WILLIAM, farmer; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born in Mifflin Township in 1846. Married, Feb. 9, 1870, Emma Gates, who was born in Madison Town- ship; they have two children-Delmore, born Dec. 9, 1871; Martin, April 11, 1875. Mr. Hout resides in Madison Township, and is engaged in farming and threshing.
HURSH, CHRISTIAN, farmer ; P. O. Mansfield ; Mr. Hursh was born Jan. 21, 1836, in York Co., Penn .; he was brought to this county by his parents when a youth, and has always resided here ; he and his sister, Anna, live on the old home farm left them by their parents ; she was born June 11, 1843, at this place.
HURSH, HENRY, miller; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born Feb. 21, 1811, in Lancaster Co., Penn .; came to Ohio, in 1837, and located in Madison Township. He was married to Frances Hursh Oct. 8, 1834 ; she was born May 15, 1815, in York Co., Penn .; they have had ten children-Mary Hursh, born May 24, 1835; Eliza- beth, Oct. 25, 1836; Fanny, Jan. 25, 1839 ; Martha, Dec. 12, 1840; Henry (deceased), April 10, 1843 ; Anna, Feb. 10, 1845; Martin Luther, Oct. 14, 1847 ; Sarah Jane, Jan. 4, 1851 ; John, March 10, 1857; Emeline, May 29, 1859. Mary married Christian Hoover Nov. 1, 1855; they reside in Mifflin Township. Elizabeth married William Gates Dec. 18, 1856 ; they reside in Franklin Township. Fanny married Isaac Hess Dec. 24, 1857. Anne married Amos Benneman Jan. 25, 1866; they reside in Baughman Township, Wayne Co. Martin married Elizabeth Bush Nov. 7, 1872; they reside in Madison Township. Sarah mar- ried Isaac B. Wise May 5, 1872; they reside in Fort Wayne, Ind. Martha married William Noss Dec. 15, 1872; they reside in Cumberland Co., Penn. Emeline married George A. Lenhart Dec. 31, 1879; they reside in Madison Township. Mr. Hursh has been engaged in the milling business, in the Hershey Mill, seven years ; he has a beautiful home, and is one of the lead- ing and enterprising citizens of this township. He has
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been connected with the milling business about fifty- one years. Mr. Hursh's father, Christian Hursh, was born Aug. 17, 1776 ; he died July 27, 1823, aged 46 years 11 months and 10 days ; he lived and died in York Co., Penn .; his wife, Frances Hursh, was born Jan. 2, 1774, and, after her husband dicd, she came to Ohio in 1836, and lived in Wayne Co., where she died Oct. 19, 1867, aged 88 years 9 months and 17 days.
JOHNS, DAVID, farmer ; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born in Jefferson Co. in 1808, and came to Madison Township in 1814. He was married to Elizabeth Fog- lisong in 1832 ; they had twelve children, six sons and six daughters. Mrs. Johns died in May, 1861, at the age of 48. Mr. Johns was again married in 1862, to Amanda Stoutenbarger, by whom he had one son. When he came to this county, it was almost a wilder- ness, inhabited by Indians and infested by bears, wolves and panthers; the family located at Bean's Mills, near the block-house; here they built a log cabin ; it was made after the old style, with a puncheon floor, clapboard loft, and was furnished in the plain custom of those times ; they had split stools for chairs and split puncheon for a table; their bedstead was made of round poles attached to the wall by boring holes in the side of the building and fastening the poles in them; their neighbors were chiefly Indians, who were very friendly ; on one occasion, about forty Indians came near their cabin and had a great jubilee, dancing, thrilling the air with their Indian whoop. Mr. Johns had the door barred, on one side of which was a loop-hole, while his trusty rifle stood near the bed. After the Indians had gone, he came into the cabin and said " they would have to move back, or they would all be killed." His wife replied "they could stand it if 'Daddy Bean' could." Asking the chief if they had better move back or stay, he replied, " No; you stay ; you good white man ; you make good corn." They raised their first crop of corn in 1815; then they sowed buckwheat and raised a good crop ; they took it to a mill, where the village of Lexington now stands. Mr. Johns formed an acquaintance with John Chapman (Appleseed), who visited them very frequently ; they have some fruit in their orchard which has grown from seed brought by him. Mr. Johns had one son-Jobn B., in Mclaughlin's squadron of cavalry, in the late war ; he died April 8, 1862, on the Big Sandy River, in Kentucky; his remains were brought home and buried on his father's farm, Gen. McLaughlin attending the funeral.
KEITH, JOHN T., farmer ; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born Dec. 11, 1832, in this township ; he was married Jan. 3, 1854, to Mary Browneller, who was born Aug. 1, 1831 ; they have the following family : Linnie, born Nov. 10, 1854; James E., Nov. 15, 1856; Laura, March 5, 1859; Charlie E., Sept. 27, 1863; Anna, June 22, 1866; Alonzo, July 7, 1868; Alverda May, Dec. 12, 1870; Vinnie Belle, May 6, 1874; Howard Delno, Feb. 2, 1877. Mr. Keith was elected Commissioner of this county in 1867, was re-elected in 1870; filled the office satisfactorily ; is now a member of the Board of Educa- tion.
LATIMER, MARTIIA, MRS .; she was born Nov. 17, 1817; was the daughter of John Warden, one of the first settlers of Tuscarawas Township, Stark Co., Ohio,
and is the widow of George Latimer, a native of the same county ; they were married March 25, 1845, and went to live with Mr. Latimer's father in Osnaburg Township, near Canton, where they remained until the spring of 1850, when they moved to Mrs. Latimer's farm in Tuscarawas Township, near the old home of her father and mother, and lived there for the next four years. In the fall of 1853, they sold this farm and bought another in Butler Township, Richland Co., where they moved the following spring, and resided there until April 1, 1869, when they moved again to their present home, near Mansfield. To Mr. and Mrs. Latimer were born six children, all of whom are now living ; they are Robert Patter, John Warden, Rachel Ann, James Parkinson, Mary Caroline and Clark Watt. John Warden entered the service of his country during the late rebellion, before he was quite 17 years of age ; was a member of the drum corps in the 18th O. V. I. He is now Professor of Writing and Drawing in the public schools of Newark, Ohio. Mr. Latimer died Feb. 14, 1873, at the age of 67.
LONG, JOHN, farmer; P. O. Mansfield; he was born June 18, 1817, in Germany : came to Ohio at the age of 21 years. He married Magdelana Eichhorn, who was born June 15, 1848; they have the following family : John, born Aug. 11, 1849; William, Nov. 30, 1851; Leopold, Nov. 1, 1854 ; Mary, Aug. 24, 1856; Halena, Jan. 14, 1860; Henry, Nov. 4, 1863; Cathe rine, March 23, 1865; Ludwig Lone, May 31, 1870. Mr. Long was engaged in Mansfield for ten years in the brewery business, after which he moved on a farm, on which he still resides.
LONG, WILLIAM, farmer ; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born in Mansfield Nov. 30, 1852. Married Feb. 15, 1877, to Susan Elizabeth Mack, who was born Aug. 28, 1858, in Clyde, Sandusky Co .; they have two chil- dren-Lena, born Jan. 29, 1878; John Frederick Sam- uel, Oct. 5, 1879. They reside on a farm two miles north of Mansfield.
McKEE, SAMUEL (deceased) ; he was born Sept. 10, 1812, in Jefferson Co .; came to Richland Co. in 1841; settled in Madison Township. Married in 1839, to Mary Burns; she was born in Belmont Co. April 17, 1821; they have the following family : Joseph, born Feb. 23, 1840; John, December, 31, 1841; Mary M., March 18, 1844; Sarah J., Aug. 10, 1846 ; Samuel, Sept. 7, 1848; Amanda A., Dec. 28,. 1850; Cyrus B., Jan. 22, 1853 ; David Collins, April 22, 1855 ; Emma Maria, Sept. 15, 1857 ; William Rals- ton, Jan. 2, 1860; Laura Bell, Feb. 21, 1864. Of these, Jolin, Joseph, David, Emma and Samuel are now dead.
MCKINLEY, GEORGE, farmer; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born July 13, 1811, in Northumberland Co., Penn .; came to Ohio in 1818, and settled near Woos- ter. He married, Nov. 21, 1833, Martha McBride, who was born in November, 1813, in Westmoreland Co., Penn., and who came to Wooster, Ohio, at the age of 4 years ; they came to Richland Co. in 1852, and located in Madison Township : they have four chil- dren-Mary A., born July 4, 1836 : Maria P., Dec. 20, 1838; Alexander II., June 8, 1841 : Julia C., June 16, 1847. Mary A. McKinley was married to S. B. Nye Oct. 23, 1855; they have four children-Mattie, born
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July 23, 1857 ; George, Nov. 21, 1862 ; Willie, Feb. 17, 1871 ; Nettie Maud, July 7, 1874. Maria Mckinley married Edward B. Childs; they have two children- Willie, born Sept. 10, 1864; Nettie Louisa, May 3, 1872. Alexander McKinley was married to Dora Fair ; they have one child-Harry C., born Oct. 4, 1864. Julia McKinley married James Henry Boyden ; they have two children-Lizzie, born Feb. 12, 1870 ; Harry A., Jan. 27, 1872.
McQUILLIN, WILLIAM, farmer ; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born in 1821, in Summit Co., Penn. Married, Feb. 26, 1846, Jane McIlvaine, who was born Dec. 27, 1826, in Green Township, Ashland Co .; they have the following family : Sarah, born April 26, 1847; Robert A., June 15, 1849 ; Thomas M., April 28, 1858; Flora Jane, May 15, 1860; Ida Belle, Nov. 10, 1862 ; Willis Howard, May 18, 1870. Sarah A. McQuillin was married to Louis Shoup Feb. 6, 1868 ; they have five children-Flora, born Oct. 31, 1869 ; Bertha, Oct. 31, 1871; Minnie, Aug. 26, 1873 ; Charlie, Sept. 2, 1875 ; Elzie, Sept. 8, 1877. Thomas McQuillin was married to Lillie Markwood, of Mansfield, Oct. 6, 1879. Will- iam McQuillin purchased the Joseph Simmons farm, which is one of the best improved farms in his town- ship; the buildings are a model in every respect. Mr. McQuillin is a member of the Board of Education in this township ; this is his second term.
MACE, DAVID, farmer ; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born in Luzerne Co., Penn., April 18, 1830; came to Ohio in 1858. He married Amanda E. Slepy, who was born in Luzerne Co. in 1836; they have nine chil- dren-Elvyra C. Lester, born June 14, 1859; Araminta, Nov. 14, 1860; Emma Jane, Feb. 5, 1863 ; Ida Agnes, Oct. 9, 1865; William Albert, April 5, 1868; Edith Alverda, July 23, 1870; Clara, Oct. 14, 1874; Walter, March 13, 1875; Barton, Feb. 20, 1879; Charles Edgar and Eugene Abananis died in Pennsylvania; Elvyra was married, Jan. 1, 1876, to John Hagerman ; they reside in Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio; Araminta was married, Dec. 25, 1877, to William R. Jones; they reside in Mansfield.
MURPHY, JOIIN F., farmer; he was born in Stark Co. Nov. 5, 1818 ; came to Richland Co. in 1825. Was married, April 8, 1844, to Miss Keith; they had two children-Henry K., born March 2, 1845, and John A., July 7, 1850; after the mother's death, he was married the second time to Anna Cline, in 1857; they have the following children : Mary Ellen, born in August, 1857; Charles E., May 17, 1859; Albert R., in March, 1861 ; Truman, in October, 1867; Lillie May, Nov. 13, 1871.
MUSCROFT, S. J .; P. O. Mansfield; author of the " Drummer Boy of Shiloh ; " he was born in Cincin- nati, Ohio, Jan. 19, 1838; his parents came from Shef- field, England; his father was a cutler by trade ; at the death of his parents, he was 4 years old, and was the sixth child of a family of seven. He was married to Mrs. E. Baker, daughter of John Hull, Sr., May 17, 1875; they have three daughters-Nellie Maria, Jessie Luelle and Georgia May. Mr. S. J. Muscroft is an old soldier, who served with credit in the Army of the West; every one remembers the beautiful story of the " Drummer Boy of Shiloh," so pathetically told in verse ; how the two little girls found the young body, stark and ghastly, upon the battle-field, and, in their
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