History of Richland County, Ohio : (including the original boundaries) ; its past and present, containing a condensed comprehensive history of Ohio, including an outline history of the Northwest, a complete history of Richland county miscellaneous matter, map of the county, biographies and histories of the most prominent families, &c., &c., Part 153

Author: Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Mansfield, O. : A. A. Graham & co.
Number of Pages: 968

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WOLFORD, DAVID, farmer; P. O. Mansfield ; he was born in 1825, and is a son of George and Esther Wolford, who emigrated from Dauphin Co., Penn., in the fall of 1829, to Mansfield, where they stayed about one week, when they bought and moved to the farm that David now lives on, in Weller Township ; Mr. Wolford is the third of a family of eight children. He remained at home until he was married, in the fall of 1849, to Leah M. Kohler, of Franklin Township, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Kohler ; after his marriage, he settled on the old homestead, where he still resides ; he is at present an Infirmary Director, and has held other minor offices in the township; he is an indus- trious and thriving farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Wolford have seven children-Maria, A. F., Sarah E., Darius K., Allen H., Henry E. and William B.

ZIGLER, JAMES, farmer; P. O. West Windsor; he was born in Franklin Co., Penn .; he came to this county in 1878; the same year he was married to Miss Rebecca Roberts, of this county. Mr. Zigler is now steadily engaged on his farm, which, in time, will fur- nish him a pleasant home, and surround him with the comforts and conveniences of life.

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ALEXANDER, ROBERT (deceased); was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Jan. 1, 1820 ; his father, Peter Al- exander, was born in 1742, and was of Scotch-Irish descent. He married Jane Mitchell, who afterward became the mother of six sons and six daughters ; they removed to Belmont Co. from Maryland, and to Worthington Township in 1826 ; he owned three quar- ter-sections of land north and east of Newville, where he and wife spent the rest of their lives, and finally were buried ; Mr. Alexander was 86 and his wife 77 when they died, having lived together sixty-two years. Robert was the fourth son. He was married to Sophia Stimley Feb. 15, 1848. Benjamin Stimley, her father, was born in Pennsylvania, Sept. 29, 1798 ; married Rebecca Boling, by whom he had a son and four daughters ; the Stimleys were Germans, and owned 80 acres of land ; they removed to Union Co. where the father died Septem- ber 1826,and the mother February, 1828. Robert Alexan- der and wife settled on a part of the home farm, which they afterward owned ; they have had ten children, six are living-Harriett, born March 13, 1850 ; Charles S., April 28, 1852; Dayton, Jan. 6, 1859; Eda, March 5, 1861; Sarah L., Aug. 27, 1867; George A., Dec. 18, 1848; Jane, Aug. 28, 1854 ; Mary Ann, Sept. 10, 1856; Nancy, July 6, 1865. Robert Alexander, at the time of his death, owned 240 acres of fine land on which was a good saw-mill. Mr. Alexander's death suddenly occurred Feb. 17, 1879, aged 59 years 1 month and 16 days ; his widow still lives on the old homestead, and with the aid of her children manages the estate.

ALLEN, JAMES, farmer; P. O. Butler ; Mr. Allen was born in 1808; his father, John Allen, was born near Baltimore, Va., and was a farmer and blacksmith ; was married to Rosilla Jane Wiles; they were the parents of seven children ; the last account of them is they had removed to Illinois. Ilis fourth son, James, was raised a farmer ; came to Ohio in 1842 and settled near Independence, Richland Co .; was married to Eliza Morris, by whom he had two daughters and five sons ; one daughter is now dead ; his first wife died in 1844 ; was married to Julian Worley, in 1846, daughter of David Worley, a former resident of the township ; he and wife both are now dead. The fruits of this mar- riage were three daughters and five sons ; except threc they are alive and married ; the family live on John Ramsey's farm in Sec. 35 ; their eldest son was in the 3d O. V. C. during the rebellion, and returned home in safety. Mr. and Mrs. Allen have been connected with the Evangelical Church for sixteen years.

AMES, OLIVER, stonemason ; Newville ; was born in Genesee Co., N. Y., Dec. 14, 1824; his father's name was William B. Ames; his mother's maiden name Malenda Farwell; his father was a Scotchman by birth ; his mother was born in England ; his father was a stone mason by occupation ; he was also an hon- ored member of the Ancient Order of Free and Accept- ed Masons : he was a member of this fraternity for

| about sixty years ; William B. Ames was twice mar- ried ; by his first wife he had sixteen children, twelve sons and four daughters, all save one of whom lived to be married and to have children ; his first wife died about the year 1839, in Geauga Co., Ohio, at a place called the " Ilead Lands," about thirty miles below Cleveland ; about two years subsequent to his first wife's death, Mr. Ames was married to his second wife ; by this marriage he had four children, two sons and two daughters; they removed to Ohio in 1833, and settled in Geauga Co., near Plainville ; he resided here about ten years, when he removed to Huron Co., where he resided till his death, which occurred Dec. 12, 1866, aged 93 years ; he was buried with the honors of the Ancient Order to which he belonged, in Town- send, Huron Co .; William B. Ames was a soldier in the war of 1812; he participated in the battle of Lundy's Lane, as also in many smaller engagements. Oliver Ames, when but 13 years old, conceived the idea that his parents made him work too hard, and fail- ed to provide him with such food and clothing as he thought he ought to have, and as he felt cer- tain he could get, were he freed from their con- trol ; he therefore forsook the home of his childhood to seek his fortune among strangers ; he journeyed , to Stark County, where he engaged with a farmer to labor four years on the following conditions, viz. : this employer was to feed and clothe him, send him to school two months each winter season he was there, and at the end of his term of service, he was to give him a horse, saddle and bridle, and $100 in mon- ey ; young Ames soon found, however, that he had fallen into the hands of a hard master, who treated him with great severity; he received neither horse, saddle, bridle nor $100, but was turned adrift without a cent ; he went to Columbiana Co., where he got employment with a farmer who treated him kindly, and with whom he remained until his marriage. Jan. 4, 1845, he was united in marriage to Miss Rachel, seventh daughter of Abram and Abigal Gant, of Columbiana Co .: Miss Gant was born in Gloucester Co., N. Y., Oct. 8, 1824 ; her parents were both of English descent ; they emi- grted to Ohio in 1830, and settled in Columbiana Co., where they continued to reside as long as they lived : they were parents of eight children, who lived beyond the period of infancy. one son and seven daughters; Mr. Gant departed this life in the winter of 1847, aged about 70 years ; Mrs. Gant was about the same age when she dicd, January, 1856 ; two years after his marriage, Oliver Ames commenced working at the stonemason's trade ; he followed this business about twenty-three years, and met with very good success. By careful management and close application to business, he has been able to support a very large family of children, and to secure a competence for his declining years; Mr. Ames removed to Richland Co. with his family, in 1866 ; he purchased a farm of SO acres near

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Bunker Hill, in Worthington Township; in 1874, he sold this farm and bought one containing 84 acres, sit- uated about three-fourths of a mile east of Newville, on which farm he still resides ; this farm is a little rough but highly productive, and Mr. Ames has it in a very good state of cultivation ; they have a family of ten children, five sons and five daughters ; named in the order, Abigal, born Aug. 11, 1846; Francis Marion, Oct. 1, 1849 ; William W., Dec. 9, 1851 ; Edwin Oliver, Oct. 5, 1854; Rachel Ellen, Oct. 14, 1856 ; George Curtis, Jan. 2, 1859 ; Almira and Alvira (twins), July 26, 1861 ; Alfaretta, April 1, 1863; and Clark, Nov. 6, 1866 ; Alvira died in infancy. Mrs. Ames died April 7, 1880; she was an invalid for many months ; she died in the 56th year of her age and in thirty-sixth year of her married life.

ANDREWS, THOMAS B., farmer ; P. O. Lexington ; was born May 17, 1807, near Canton, Stark Co., Ohio, of Scotch-English parentage; raised and schooled in the common schools of that day in Canton, the county seat of Stark Co. up to 1821 ; removed to Wayne Co. in that year, and in 1823 removed to Richland Co., and settled on the northwest quarter of Sec. 24, Township 21, of Range 17. Removed to Mansfield, Ohio, in 1827, and where, on the 22d day of January, 1829, he was married to Miss Marilla Pollard, a native of the State of Vermont, and in the fall of that year removed to Knox Co., Ohio, and remained there until the 15th day of November, 1833, the day after that great phenome- non, the falling of the stars, occurred, when he moved back to Richland Co., and settled on the southeast quarter of Sec. 19, Township 21, of Range 17, where he has continued to reside until the present time, this couple have had eleven children, sixty-two grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren. Moses Andrews, father of Thomas B., was born in Washington Co., Penn., on the 6th day of January 1789; and the mother, whose, maiden name was Patience Capes, was born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, in the 13th day of April, 1784 ; they were married Aug. 12, 1806; they then removed to Canton, Stark Co., Ohio, immediately thereafter, where the said Moses Andrews worked at the carpenter's trade, until he was called by the voice of the people into public life ; he built the first frame house, and put on the first shingle roof in that town : he was the first Coroner, and the second Sheriff of that county. Moses Andrews died Jan. 15, 1857; Patience Andrews died April 23, 1868.

ANDREWS, JOHN, carpenter and farmer ; P. O. Butler. John Andrews was born in Clarke Co., Ohio, April 14, 1821 ; being of English on his mother's. and Irish extraction on his father's, side ; he was compelled to work on a farm in early life; at the age of 14 years he commenced to learn the carpenter's trade, under Moses Andrews, Sr .; he has worked at it and farming alternately, ever since. In 1843, he was married to Jas. Cunningham's daughter, Sally ; the result of this union was two sons and five daughters ; three are at pres- ent alive. He came to Washington Township in 1823, and settled near Bunker Hill, on the Hazelett farm, in Sec. 24. His first wife died in 1855 ; was married to Marinda Mix, daughter of Justus Mix, in 1856, by whom he had two sons and five daughters ; five are living. Mr. Andrews first and second wives, had the same number of

sons and daughters, and each presented him with twins, In 1869, he bought 21 acres, in Section 31, of this township, on which he has since lived ; he has held sev- eral minor offices, is a member of the Masonic Fratern- ity, also the Patrons of Husbandry In 1862, he en- listed in Co. E, 3d O. V. C .; in May, 1863, he was dis- charged, on account of disabilty ; was drafted in 1864, served till the close of the war in April, 1865, when he again was discharged, sick ; he returned, after his recovery, to his work-bench and plow.

BEVERIDGE, JOHN, tailor, Newville. He was was born in Clare Co., Scotland, March 27, 1831; he is the eldest son of John and Catharine Beveridge ; when he was about 7 years old, his parents emigrated to this country, and settled near Savannah, at that time in this county. He remained with his parents till his father died ; one year after his father's death, he was appren- ticed by his mother to Leaben Burgen of Ashland, to learn the tailor's trade ; served an apprenticeship of five years ; he then worked journey-work for about two years, when he rented a shop in Petersburg, where he worked for about three years. In September, 1853, he was married to Miss Julia, eldest daughter of John McKahan of Jeromeville, Ashland Co .; by this marriage he had two children, twins, both of whom died in in- fancy. Their mother died soon after their birth, and in the eleventh month of her married life; they were all buried at Petersburg. About the year 1854, Mr. Beveridge removed to Lucas, Monroe Township, and rented a shop, and continued to work at his trade. Aug. 23, 1855, he was married to Miss Fayetta Graff, of Green Township; by this marriage he had one child, a daughter, named Catharine, who died when about 19 months old; his second wife died Feb. 15, 1858; both mother and daughter are buried at Mount Zion. In September of the same year, Mr. Beveridge removed to Newville, where he engaged in the same occupation. March 15, 1859, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Bunton, daughter of Joseph and Jane Bun- ton, formerly of Washington Township. Miss Bunton was born in Washington Township June 11, 1835; she was raised by Alexander Freeman and wife, having been taken into their family, when about 7 years old, her mother dying when she was about 5; she continued to live with Freemans till her marriage ; they have continued to reside in Newville from that time to the present. Mr. Beveridge enlisted as a private in Co. H, 120th O. V. I., Aug. 21, 1862. A month or two later, his regiment was ordered to the front. He took an active part in the fight at Chickasaw Bluffs, in the rear of Vicksburg, capture of Arkansas Post, siege of Vicks- burg and the engagement at Jackson, Miss. His regi- ment was subsequently transferred to the Department of the Gulf ; he was with his regiment when that memo- rable disaster occurred on Red River, on which occasion their Colonel was killed, and nearly the entire regiment captured. Mr. Beveridge was captured with the rest, and marched to Tyler, Tex., where he was held as a prisoner till the close of the war; he was in prison thirteen months, when he was exchanged, returned North, and was honorably discharged from the service. Mr. Beveridge and wife are the parents of four chil- dren ; three sons and one daughter-Oliver, born Dec. 12, 1860 ; Ira, Nov. 12, 1867 ; Maud, May 31, 1870,

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and Lewie, Jan. 8, 1873. Lewie died Oct. 22, 1873, and was buried at St. Johns. Mr. Beveridge became a member of Monroe Lodge, No. 224, I. O. O. F., in 1856. After his return from the army, he united with Sturges Lodge, No. 357, at Newville, of which lodge he is at the present time an active and energetic member ; he has attained to the highest rank in his lodge, and is assiduous in the discharge of all his duties. ,He has been a very active and zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal Church about sixteen years.

CALHOON, NOBLE, farmer ; P. O. Newville : was born in Pennsylvania, whence he came to Richland Co .; he settled on the farm one mile north of New. ville along with his father, where he stayed till his marriage; John Stanton his boyhood friend relates this, and says he (John) came to this county in 1835, and settled at Newville ; Mr. Calhoon has been very success- ful financially in life, as his broad acres and well-filled granary will prove ; he and wife have raised a family of children who are doing business on their own account, being well started in life.

CARLISLE, FREEMAN, farmer; P. O. Newville. Mr. Carlisle's grandfather was of German descent ; his father came from Holland at a very early period of our country's history ; Freeman's grandfather was a farmer, he served through the Revolutionary war on the American side ; he served as a Captain, afterward is supposed to have been promoted to a colonelship before the close of the war, he was at the battle of Bunker Hill and many other engagements ; he was the sire of two sons and two daughters, his wife's name being Darvis ; his eldest son, James C. (Freeman'a father), was born in 1780 ; he lived in the State of New Jersey, and was by occupation a farmer ; was married to Lydia Hart in 1807, they had six sons and five daughters : they removed to Columbiana Co., Ohio, 1809, when he teamed over the mountains between Pittsburgh and New York ; when the war of 1812 broke out, he enlisted under Gen. Harrison and served till the close of that sanguinary conflict ; he helped to erect the block-house at Jerome- ville, also the one on the Clear Fork, near the present site of Robert Darling's house ; he removed to Richland Co. in the fall of 1832, and bought 80 acres in Sec. 4, which he and his sons proceeded to clear and farm till his death, which occurred May 27, 1865 ; his fifth son, Freeman, was born June 5, 1829 ; stayed at home till his majority. Was married to Margaret Baughman in 1851 by Esq. Kile ; the only fruit of this union was one son, Albert, when the mother died ; in 1854, was again married to Sarah Ellen Brookings, whose father is a shoemaker and owner of a farm; by his second marriage, Freeman had four children viz .: first, Lydia C., who died Jan. 14th, 1877; second, Chas. E. C .; third, Mary Ellen C .; fourth, Sarah E. C .; Mr Carlisle has held several miuor offices ; heowns the old homestead on which he has lately erected an elegant house and other improvements ; he and wife united with the U. B. Church in 1874, of which they have since been bright and shining lights. His brother James was in the Mexican war, and died at Point Isabel ; also has a brother who went to California where he saw many ups and downs, became an honored and respected citizen.

CATE, ANTHONY, farmer; P. O. Butler ; Anthony Cates was born in Germany Jan. 6, 1825; his father,

John Cate, Sr., was a German ; he came to Richland Co. and settled in Washington Township, in 1831, where he bought 160 acres of land; Anthony was raised to farm work. On 1846, he was married to Margaret Baker, daughter of Christian Baker, who was a citizen of Jefferson Township; he aud wife are the parents of three sons and five daughters, all of them are alive, viz., Cyrus, Lecta, Mary, Sanford, Jemima, Anthony, Nora, Alwilda. Cyrus married to Elizabeth Freehefer. Lecta married to Albert Zelliner. Mary married to George Freehefer, and Jemima married to William Mickey. Mr. Cate bought 120 acres of land in Wyandot Co .; sold it and bought 80 acres near Lexington ; sold this and pur- chased 120 acres below Darlington ; sold out, removed to Wood Co., and bought 280 acres, sold and bought 240 acres where he now lives in Sec. 26, northeast quarter Range 17, Township 21; afterward sold to his son-in-law, William Mickey, 55 acres, henow owns 185 acres in the same section ; Mr. Cate has always been a hard-working man, who has accumulated the most of his wealth by hard labor : he followed grain thrashing for sixteen years (his son is now engaged in the same business), he is also a member of the Clear Fork Grange. His brother, William Cate, entered the 100-day service during the late war at 19 years of age ; contracted dis- ease, of which he died shortly after he was brought home. Mr. Cate's farm is especially adapted to the pro- duction of wheat, and is beautifully located.

CATE, JACOB, farmer; P. O. Newville ; was born in Germany Sept. 27, 1832 ; he is the second son of John and Catharine Cate ; his mother's maiden name was Doup ; his parents came to this country when he was but 2 years old ; his father entered a quarter-section of land in the southeast part of Washington Township, Richland Co., where he still continues to reside. He is the father of ten children by one wife, five sons and five daughters ; four sons and three daughters of whom are living and have children. Mrs. Cate died in 1862, and is buried on the farm. Mr. Cate is now about 84 years old ; he is quite hale and hearty for one of his years, and bids fair to live several years longer; he has perform- ed a great deal of hard labor, and witnessed many solemn changes in his time. Jacob Cate was married to Miss Catharine, second daughter of Henry Groun, of Jeffer- son Township, in this county, in 1854; she was a Penn- sylvanian by birth, and was born in 1830. Jacob Cate farmed for his father for a share of the crops, for sev- eral years ; May 8, 1865, he purchased, of his father, the northeast quarter of Sec. 15, in Worthington Town- ship, where he has since resided ; this is a choice farm, and Mr. Cate is a model farmer; he seldom fails to raise good crops ; Mr. Cate and wife are the parents of eleven children, all living, save one who died in infancy ; of the living there are six sons and four daughters, named in the order of their births, as follows: Elizabeth, David, Mary, Jacob, John, Charles, Margaret, Isadora, Philip and William ; the eldest is about 23, and the youngest 5 years old.

CRAMER, REUBEN, farmer; P. O. Butler. George Cramer, father of Renben Cramer, was born in Berks Co., Penn., in 1798 ; he was of German descent; his ancestors were among the first settlers of Pennsyl- vania ; in the days of his boyhood and early manhood, he followed teaming for about eleven years, between

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Lehigh and Philadelphia. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Henry ; he moved to Ohio in about 1835, he stopped in Wayne Co., near Smithville, about two years; from there he removed to Richland .Co .; he purchased 40 acres of land in Sec. 22, in Worthington Township, on which he removed with his family, and on which he continued to reside as long as he lived ; after coming to this township, he assisted in clearing a great deal of land besides his own ; he died in 1870. in the 721 year of his age. His widow is living at this date, and has attained to the advanced age of 75 years. George and Elizabeth Cramer are the parents of eight children ; six of whom are now living. Reuben, their eldest son, while a young man, learned the carpenter's trade ; he followed this occupation until 1874. He was married to Miss Julia A. Fike Nov. 21, 1855; they are the parents of ten children, six sons and four daugh- ters, named in the order of their births as follows : Daniel, born March 5, 1857 ; Malinda, Nov. 25, 1858; Samuel, June 10, 1860; George, May 15, 1862; John, Nov. 27, 1863; Samantha A., Oct. 20, 1865 ; Mary E., July 27, 1867; Jefferson, July 7, 1869; Franklin, May 24, 1871, and Ellen, Dec. 10, 1875; all of whom are living save Jefferson, who died young. Mrs Cra- mer, who was born May 29, 1834, in Worthington Town- ship, was a daughter of Tobias Fike, who was of Ger- man descent, and a farmer by occupation. Aug. 20, 1855, Mr. Cramer purchased 40 acres of the north- east quarter of Sec. 21, in Worthington Township, for $1,015, where he has since resided ; he has very ma- terially improved this farm since it came into his pos- session ; he has erected buildings thereon which are both elegant and commodious ; April 23, 1855, Mr. Cramer bought of Jackson Nichols, for $500, 20 acres of the west half of Sec. 28, in this township ; March 7, 1872, he bought 40 acres of the same section, of Jona- than Divelbiss, for which he paid $2,000; he also bought the farm owned by his father at his decease, but has since disposed of it; he is now the owner of 100 acres of land which he and his sons cultivate ; he takes a deep interest in the cause of education ; more especi- ally in the education of his own children. His son Daniel is a teacher by profession and has been engaged in the business for some time. Mr. Cramer joined the Lutheran Church at the early age of 14 years; he and his good wife are respected members of the community in which they reside.

CUNNINGHAM, JAMES CAPT., deceased ; he was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1780, and in 1786 emigrated with his parents to Westmoreland Co., Penn., and after- ward to Monongalia Co., Va., where his father died ; in 1803, he eloped with Hannah Stateler, to Pennsylvania, where they were married; returning home, they re- ceived the forgiveness and blessing of their parents ; in 1804, in company with his wife's parents, they re- moved to the vicinity of the Black Hand, Licking Co., Ohio; in the autumn of 1805 his wife died, leaving one child, that child is Mrs. Elizabeth Baughman; she now resides with her children in Mansfield. In 1808, Capt. Cunningham was married to Mar- garet Myers, and in May, 1809, came to Rich- land Co., and located on the Black Fork of the Mohican, near Perryville, where he put out a crop of corn ; then went back, brought out his wife, and put her down in

the woods, alongside a camp-fire, and commenced to build a log shanty over her head, which he completed in three days, with the assistance of three men ; later in the season, he removed into the only log cabin then standing in Mansfield, which had been built a few months previously, by one Samuel Martin ; the cabin stood on the lot known as the Sturges corner, now ornamented by the handsome three-story brick build- ing of H. H. Sturges. He removed there to board Gen. Mansfield's surveying party, and to " keep tavern," to entertain persons who came here to purchase Virginia military school lands, which were then offered for sale. His wife at first objected to the project of removing to Mansfield to keep boarders ; provisions were scarce, and hard to obtain, and she expected in a few months to become a mother ; her consent was finally given, and the captain shelled a few bushels of corn, packed the grist on two horses to mill at Clinton, Knox Co .; the next day, he returned home with the meal, and the day following removed to the cabin above mentioned, where, on the 23d of August, 1809, his wife gave birth to a daughter (Matilda) who was afterward married to Will- iam Perry. In the spring of 1810, they removed from Mansfield to the Clear Fork Valley, near St. John's Church, where he rented a patch of cleared land and put out a crop of corn. The next year, he removed to the Black Fork, a mile south of Greentown, where he remained until after the murder of the Zimmer family. At the commencement of the war of 1812, he began raising a company of volunteers ; he called the settlers together at his house, and after stating to them the condition of the country, succeeded in raising a com- pany of men for active duty, the remainder being left to guard the settlement from the incursions of maraud- ing savages ; he marched his men to Mansfield, and camped on the public square, where they remained for a few days, and were joined by other volunteers, and then marched to Detroit. At the end of the war, he entered a farm in Worthington Township ; cleared, im- proved, and then sold it, with the intention of remov- ing to Missouri ; but, reconsidering the matter, he pur- chased the farm adjoining his former home, where he resided until his death, which occurred in August, 1870. Capt. Cunningham cut the first crop of grain ever harvested in Richland Co .; he was active and en- ergetic, taking a leading part in public affairs, and was the first acting Sheriff of the county ; he was an excel- lent marksman, and often tried his skill upon the different wild animals which then infested the forests. During the time of his captaincy, Mr. Cunningham at- tended an officers' muster at Berkshire, Delaware Co., Ohio; just as the company was about to break up, three suspicious-looking soldiers made their appearance on the parade ground; they were immediately arrested as deserters, and subjected to a critical examination, separately ; they each protested their innocence, and declared that they liad been out on duty as a fatigue party under Col. Root, and on hearing that Hull had surrendered his army, they had determined to make good their escape, which they did ; and in order to approve what they affirmed, they told the examining officers that Col. Root was now at home, a distance of about nine miles from Berkshire ; Col. Kratzer then called around him

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Author: Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848- Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Mansfield, O. : A. A. Graham & co. Number of Pages: 968

Author: Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Mansfield, O. : A. A. Graham & co.
Number of Pages: 968