History of Seneca County, Ohio, containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, school, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; history of the Northwest territory; history of Ohio; statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc., etc, Part 103

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Chicago : Warner, Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1088

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Hill, he was appointed post-steward of Fort Federal Hill Hospital. Although broken in health from close confinement at the hospital, and the arduous duties of his position, he remained in the service until the term of his enlistment had expired, and he was honorably discharged with his regiment. In February. 1881, he was married to Miss Electa A. Stout. of Dayton, Ohio, a lady of esti- mable attainments, cultured and refined and of high Christian character. She is a daughter of Elias Stout. Esq,, of Dayton, a merchant and native Ohioan.

FREDERICK WOLF, dealer in boots and shoes, Tiffin, was born in Ep- pingen, Baden, April 14, 1834, son of Ludwig and Catharine (Heiser) Wolf. the former of whom died in that country in 1845. and the latter in Tiffin, in Oc- tober. 1856; the names of their children are as follows: Frederick; Elizabeth. widow of Christian Bloom, of Mexico; Christina, widow of Joseph Schoert- schinger, and Jacob (deceased). The subject of our sketch learned shoe-mak- ing in his native city, and at nineteen came to this country, locating in Tiffin June 8, 1853, and in 1862 embarked in business with which he has been suc- cessfully connected since. He was married in Tiffin, in 1857, to Catharine Baker, born in Detwiler, Rhenish Bavaria, November 18, 1835, and who came to this country in 1853. To this union four sons and one daughter. were born: Henry, a merchant; Frederick, a harness-maker: Caroline; Louis Lud- wig, a grocer, and William Dietrich. Mr. Wolf is a member of the Sanger- bund and Bruderbund societies. He and his family are members of the Ger- man Lutheran Church. Jacob Wolf learned his trade here and united with Frederick in business, continuing with him until his death, August 8, 1884; he left five children.

CHARLES J. YINGLING, merchant, Tiffin, was born in Baltimore. Md .. October 26, 1847. and descends from a line of mercantile people on both sides of his parentage. He is the fifth child and second son of Joshua and Margaret (Shriver) Yingling. The former a prominent business man and banker of Westminster, Md., and son of the late Jacob Yingling, a tanner and merchant of Westminster; and the latter a daughter of Hon. Isaac Shriver, banker of Westminster and of pioneer family of the State. The subject of our sketch completed a liberal education in the high schools of Westminster, and at seventeen entered the First National Bank of that place as teller, in which capacity he served with credit for about four years. when he was compelled by ill health to withdraw from the business and to travel through the West, principally in Iowa. Returning, he embarked in the dry goods merchandising with his father. January. 1869, firm being known as J. Yingling & Son. In September, 1872. he retired from that firm and came to Tiffin and engaged in manufacturing ladies' shoes, which he abandoned just two years later and then purchased his present extensive dry goods business. Mr. Yingling was married, in Taneytown, Md., in October, 1875, to Miss Mary E. Rudisel, only surviving child of the late Tobias Rudisel, merchant of that place. To our subject and wife have been born two sons: Tobias Rudisel and Charles Shriver. Mr. Yingling has, since locating here, established an excellent reputation as a business man and citizen.

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ported all measures tending to the progressive development of this locality. He and his wife are estimable members of the Methodist Protestant Church, of which he has been for many years a member, and of which he has served as superintendent of the Sabbath-school, and secretary of the board of stewards. He is a K. T. and a member of the R. A. and K. of P. societies. Mr. Yingling comes from a line of slaveholders, but upon the event of the late war, his peo- ple renounced their principles and remained steadfast with the Union tenets for which they had always maintained strong preference.

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JOHN FREDERICK ZELLER, coal merchant, Tiffin, was born at Canal Fulton. Stark Co., Ohio, May 4, 1842. His parents, John and Doretha (Jacobs) Zeller, were natives of Germany, the former born in Weiden, in the kingdom of Wurtemberg, and the latter in Kaiser Lautern, in the kingdom of Bavaria. They came to America in 1834 and settled in Stark County where John Zeller carried on contracting and building for many years, rearing a family of one son (John Frederick) and two daughters. The subject of this sketch was reared to building with his father. November 12, 1861, when nineteen years of age, he enlisted his services in defense of the Union, in Company K, Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and veteranized in Jackson County, Ala., in 1864, serving in all three years and eight months, receiving an honorable dis- charge at Camp Chase, Ohio, July 2. 1865. He served in the battles of Fort Donel- son, Shiloh, Siege of Corinth, Chickasaw Bayon. Arkansas Post, Jackson, Miss., Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, Taylor's Ridge and Missionary Ridge, and was in the engagements at Lovejoy, Atlanta, Marietta, Kenesaw Mountain, Pumpkin Vine Creek and Sugar Creek Gap; was with Sherman in his march to the sea. February 26. 1865, he was captured by Gen. Hampton's cavalry at Cheraw, S. C., and spent four days in Libby prison, after which he was paroled. Our subject marched and traveled by rail and water over 11.000 miles, and after his capture, as just related, he was marched over 500 miles barefooted and half naked over rough and often frozen ground. After the war he spent several years in the drug business in his native place and in 1873 embarked in the coal business, in Norwalk, Ohio, which he retired from there, and opened up in Tiffin, in 1878. Mr. Zeller was married in Canal Fulton, Ohio, in 1867, to Margaret Jane Porter. a lady of estimable attainments, daughter of Alexander and Nancy (Stotler) Porter, the former a native of Beaver County, Penn., the latter of Wayne County. Ohio, and by this union there are three sons living: Clarence Porter. William Newton and John Logan; two deceased, Carl Frederick and James Garfield. Mr. Zeller is an active member of the F. & A. M. and I. O. O. F., has served his ward in the city councils. Politically he is a stanch Republican and has been an active worker for his party.

L. W. ZIMMER. bookseller and stationer. Tiffin, was born in Tiffin, this county, November 25. 1856; son of Jacob and Caroline (Von Blon) Zimmer, the former a native of Windesheim, Prussia, and the latter of Waldmohr, in Rhenish Bavaria. They were married in Tiffin, and reared two sons and a daugh- ter: L. W., Caroline Louisa and Jacob, latter a clerk with L. W. Mr. Zim- mer was reared to bookbinding, and followed the drug business for a few years. In 1880 he joined Mr. Emich in the book and stationery business. from which he retired in 1883. and established his present business. He was united in marriage, in 1881. with Emma, daughter of John and Susan (Gross) Lanx, natives of Bavaria. He and his wife are members of the Second Reformed Church. Mr. Zimmer is a member of the U. A. O. D. and Turnverein Societies.

JOHN BURGERT ZINT. of the firm of Zint & Kreader, plumbers and gas-fitters, Tiffin, was born in Paris, Stark Co .. Ohio, July 31, 1842: son of Joseph and Julia Ann (Burgert) Zint, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Pennsylvanian German ancestry. The subject of our sketch was reared in Adrian, Ohio, and in 1861 came to Tiffin and began the trade of harness-making. August 12, 1862, he enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and First Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and did honorable service till the end of the war; was honorably discharged as drummer from the Eighth Veteran Re- serve Corps, to which he had been transferred. Returning to Tiffin, Ohio, he engaged in the woolen-mills. where he spent fifteen years, the last eight of which he was engineer. Upon the dissolution of that company, in 1881, he

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embarked in his present industry. Mr. Zint was married in Tiffin. Ohio, to Ellen Lowe, by whom he has two daughters: Laura Bell and Myrtie May. He and his wife are members of the M. P. Church. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and of Leander Stem Post No. 31., G. A. R.

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BAKER FAMILY. Among the well known pioneer families of Seneca County, and of Eden Township, was the Baker family of four brothers: Frank- lin, Thomas, John and Richard, and four sisters: Mary Baker, Sophia Stearns. Lucretia Arnold, and Ann Knapp. They were the children of Judge Samuel Baker, a native of Branford, Conn., and a descendant in the fourth generation of Thomas Baker, who settled at Milford. Conn .. in 1639, whence in 1650 he removed to East Hampton. L. I., which town he represented in the Colonial Assemblies of New York and Connecticut. During the invasion of New York by Burgoyne, Samuel Baker, then a boy of thirteen, was captured by Indians. taken to Burgoyne's camp and sold to a British officer. He was released by the surrender of Burgoyne's army, and afterward enlisted in Col. Marinus Willett's regiment and served until the close of the war. He was one of the first settlers in Steuben County; was for many years first judge, and one of the most prominent citizens of that county. Franklin and Thomas Baker came to Eden Township in 1822. Franklin entered the farm known as the Umsted farm on the Kilbourne road. where he resided until his death in 1831. Thomas entered the farm adjoining. and there lived until his death in 1863. Samuel Baker and Mrs. C. Y. Brundage, of Eden Township. and Mrs. Albert Ewer of Tiffin are children of Thomas Baker.

His widow, Sarah B. Baker came to Seneca County with her father. Col. Boyd, in 1821. and since 1863 has resided in Tiffin. John Baker came soon after his brothers and settled upon the farm on Rock Creek upon which he died in 1876. Mary Baker, with her husband, Joseph Baker, settled in Scipio Township in 1822. Mr. and Mrs. Stearns set- tled on Rock Creek in 1828. Ten years afterward Mr. Stearns died, and his widow married the late William Fleet. and soon afterward died. John B. and George W. Stearns, two of the largest farmers of Scipio Township, are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Stearns. Mrs. Knapp and Mrs. Arnold removed to Gar- den Grove, Iowa, where they now live. Richard Baker, the youngest of the four brothers, came to Seneca County in 1835. and purchasing several small farms made the fine farm of 400 acres upon which he resided until 1871. and which is now owned by his son. Grattan H. Baker. In 1836 he was married to Fanny Wheeler, daughter of Grattan H. Wheeler, who was a member of Con- gress, and for many years a State Senator from Steuben County. N. Y., and grand-daughter of Captain Silas Wheeler, who. in April, 1775, enlisted in Capt. Thayer's company of Rhode Island Volunteers; was at Bunker Hill: with Arnold in his terrible march through the forests of Maine and Canada, to attack Quebec; was captured in the unsuccessful attack on Quebec, in which Montgomery was killed and Arnold wounded, and kept a prisoner and in irons until August, 1776. when he was exchanged. He again entered the army: was again captured and taken to Ireland, whence he escaped to France through the aid of Henry Grattan, the Irish orator and patriot, after whom he named his only son. In 1871 Richard Baker removed to the farm adjoining Melmore.

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on which he now resides with his wife, whom he brought to what was then little more than a wilderness almost fifty years ago. Time and fortune have dealt kindly with them both. With six sons and twenty grandchildren, into their family, death has never come. Notwithstanding the weight of seventy- seven years, Mr. Baker is still erect, vigorous, strong, self-reliant, but kind and tender-hearted. For years his class in the Methodist Sunday-school (of which church he and his wife have been members for more than forty years) has been the infant class into which no child was too small to enter, and from which no child was ever willing to go. Of the six sons of Richard and Fanny Baker, Silas is a farmer in Dickinson County, Kas .; Frank, a lawyer in Chicago; Job, a farmer in Wyandot County; Grattan H., a farmer, and the owner of the old homstead; Ralph, a farmer at Garden Grove, Iowa. and Richard W., still at home. Richard Baker brought to his farm. iu 1837, thirty pure Spanish merino sheep, the first brought into Seneca County, and probably the first in northern Ohio, and has been one of the most success- ful wool growers, as well as one of the best grain farmers in the county.

JOHN W. BARRICK, farmer, P. O. Morris, was born January, 1817, in Frederick County, Md .. son of George and Margaret (Cramer) Barrick, also natives of Maryland. George Barrick died in Maryland, and in 1846 his widow came to Ohio and settled in Eden Township. this county, where she died in 1858. Their children were six in number: William, Catharine (Mrs. Dean). Margaret (deceased), John W., Mary C. (widow of Mr. Shriner) and Albert. Our subject was united in marriage, in 1839, with Catharine S. Dev- ilbiss, by whom he has seven children: George W., married to Elizabeth Ogden: Simon F., married the first time to Martha Burnside (by whom he had one child, Howard; and' the second time to Ella Kemp, by whom he has one daughter, Bertha): Margaret, wife of A. Cox; Virginia R. ; Alice A. ; Mary C. ; and Walter, married to Sarah Kemp. Mrs. Barrick died in 1881. Our subject, in 1846, moved on the farm where he has since lived, and which was partly improved. He has been very successful; has served as assessor, assist- tant assessor. and as school director. He is a member of the Reformed Church of Tiffin.

JAMES H. BRINKERHOFF, farmer, P. O. Melmore, was born March 17. 1819. in Gettysburg, Adams Co., Penn. ; son of Hezekiah and Jane (Kerr) Brin- kerhoff, natives of Pennsylvania. Hezekiah Brinkerhoff came to Ohio in 1834, and settled in Seneca Township, this county, where he purchased land, made a home for his family, and there remained until his death in 1847. Of his ten children six are now living: Alexander W., Sarah J., Margaret M., John N., George F. and James H. Our subject, who received his education in his na- tive State, taught school after coming to Ohio. He was reared on a farm, and has followed agricultural pursuits as an occupation. Mr. Brinkerhoff was twice married; first, in 1843, to Esther McGeehan, who bore him one child; Robert A., married to Flora Stewart (have two children). Our subject was married on second occasion, October 23, 1852, to Sarah A. Marquis, and to this union were born two children: Nelson M., married to Mary F. Burns. and Elizabeth, wife of G. A. Bassett. Mr. Brinkerhoff is one of Eden Town- ship's thorough-going farmers and good business men. Politically. he is a Republican.

JOHN L. CROSS, farmer, P. O. Tiffin, was born July 17, 1812, in Berke- ley County, Va. ; son of John (a farmer) and Deborah (Comegys) Cross, na tives of Maryland, and who came to Ohio in 1828, settling in Eden Township. this county; their family, Maria, Benjamin C., John L., Deborah A. and Cornelius, accompanying them. Of this family only John L. and Deborah A.

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(Mrs. Boroff) survive. Here John Cross entered a piece of unimproved land. and began the life of a pioneer. Our subject has lived in this county since he was sixteen years old. He was married. in 1839, to Eliza, daughter of Henry and Sarah Boroff. of Virginia, and who was one of four children to come with their widowed mother to this county, their father having died in Virginia. To Mr. and Mrs. Cross have been born seven children: Mary E. (wife of A. Woolpert). Henry C. (married to Mary R. Geary), Hamilton J. (married to Susan Kinser). Newton (married to Ida Geary), Lewis C., Benjamin F. and Eliza J. (The three last named are deceased. ) Our subject owns a farm of 102 acres in this county, and eighty acres in Wyandot County, Ohio.

WILLIAM R. DE TRAY. farmer, P. O. Tiffin, was born June 16, 1811. in the village of Johnson, R. I., a son of Anthony and Amy (Mathewson) De Tray. the latter a native of Rhode Island. Anthony De Tray, born in Connecticut. emigrated to New York State in 1821, where he remained until 1822. when he came to Ohio and settled in Crawford County, near Melmore, and there spent the remainder of his days. His family consisted of two sons and two daughters: Amy, widow of Philip Perdew; Jackson, who died in Michigan; Nancy, formerly the wife of R. Weeks, now Mrs. Bartlett. and William R. Our subject was married. December 28. 1836, to Mary S., daugh- ter of Robert Weeks, and by this union were born six children: Mary E., now Mrs. Ebersole (the only one surviving, has one child named Minnie), and Annie, Anthony W .. Charles, Alice and Willie, all deceased. Anthony W. had two children: William W. and Josephine. Mr. De Tray came to this county and settled in Eden Township. where he still resides, having a farm of 160 acres of land, with fine improvements, located on the Melmore Road. He is a thorough-going and successful farmer, and a highly respected citizen. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Tiffin and Rock Creek.

JOHN L. DOWNS. farmer, P. O. Melmore, was born August 22, 1812, in Ross County, Ohio; son of John and Caroline (Holden) Downs, the former a native of Virginia. the latter of Kentucky. John Downs. Sr., came to Seneca County in 1821, and with his brother entered 480 acres of land, which he after- ward took himself. In 1823 he came again, and let the job of clearing ten acres and putting up a cabin. The following year he brought his family and began pioneer life. There were fourteen children in his family, four of whom are living: Catharine (Mrs. P. Minich), Eliza M. (Mrs. J. Corbett), Lemuel, a neighboring farmer, and John L. Our subject was married, in 1845. to Margaret A. Wheaton, born in Brown County, Ohio, daughter of Jehosaphat Wheaton, and who bore him ten children: James (deceased). Frances A., Or- ville, Caroline (deceased wife of C. H. Funk, had one child-Nettie M.). Sarah J., Lehre, Katie, Dora. Ida M. and Mertie (latter died in infancy). Mr. Downs occupies the land which his father entered. now a well-improved farm of 200 acres. Having been a successful farmer, he is now enjoying the fruits of his labor. His first vote was cast for Martin Van Buren for President.

WILLIAM FERGUSON. farmer, P. O. Rockaway, a native of Pennsyl- vania, was born May 6, 1817; son of Thomas and Jane (Marshall) Ferguson, also natives of Pennsylvania, and who were the parents of twelve children (all of whom grew to maturity and had families), nine surviving. Our subject, the second born, is the only one of the family now living in Ohio, the others reside in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Missouri. William Ferguson received his education in his native State. There he was married, in 1843. to Martha C. Tittle, by which union there were six children (two now living): an infant (deceased, not named); Marshall Beatty, educated at Heidelberg College and

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graduated from Wooster University, and was one year at Princeton Theological Seminary of New Jersey, and died soon after, March 3, 1877; J. T., died July 26, 1850; and J. A., died June 7, 1862; Thomas Calvin received his education in Heidelberg College, and was married to Gusta Philips (have four children: Nellie May, Martha Louise, Grace and Kate); and William Wilson, who received his education at Heidelberg College, and graduated at Iron City College, Pitts- burgh, Penn .. and married Tilly Outhwait. William Ferguson came to Seneca County in 1845, and first lived on Silver Creek, afterward purchasing the farm of forty acres on which he now resides, and to which he has added thirty acres from the old Clark farm and sixty acres from Mr. Breininger's farm. Mr. Ferguson has been fully alive to the advantages of his children, giving them good education. His grandfather, William Marshall, was held prisoner by the Indians in this county at an early day.

DR. W. D. FLEET, farmer. P. O., Tiffin, was born January 8, 1849, in Eden Township. this county, son of William and Eliza Ann (Ogden) Fleet, natives of New York State. William Fleet, who began in the world a poor boy, came to Ohio in 1830 and settled in Eden Township, where he worked by the month for a time; afterward he went to Indiana, where he entered land near Waterloo: while there, on one occasion, he was lost in the woods and re- mained with a tribe of friendly Indians until morning when they put him on the right track for Fort Wayne; he was twice married, on first occasion to Sophia Sterns, by whom there is one child living, Mrs. Sophia Nolan; he was again married, this time to Eliza Ann, daughter of Amos Ogden, and she bore him five children: Dr. William D. : Frank. married to G. H. Baker; Abram K., married to Hattie Wood; Lucy M., married to Newton Ward: and Grettie L. William Fleet, Sr., had about 1,600 acres of land in Eden Township, this county, which was divided among his family at his death, which occurred June 20, 1880. He extensively engaged in stock-raising, was a successful farmer, and gave his children the advantage of a good education. Our subject was married, February 15, 1876, to Laura, daughter of James Dunlap, of Wyan- dot County, Ohio, by whom he has three children living: William, Nellie M. and Eliza. Dr. W. D. Fleet and his brother Abraham occupy the old home farm in Eden Township.

SAMUEL HERIN, farmer, P. O., Melmore, was born August 21, 1812, in Columbia County, Penn., son of James and Mary (Smith) Herin. He is a. grandson of Richard Smith, a native of England (who was sold to pay his passage to America) and John Herin, who came from Ireland, and both of whom were early settlers in the United States. James Herin (father of subject) was united in marriage in Bucks County, Penn., and had a family of ten chil- dren, of whom four are now living: Joseph, Hannah, David and Samuel. The subject of this sketch came to Ohio in 1828, with his parents, and settled near Tiffin, this county, where his father entered eighty acres of land, making some improvements. He bought 160 acres of land on which he lived and where he died in 1833. His widow, who survived him five years, resided in Risdon (now Fostoria). Our subject was married, in 1835, to Tabitha A .. daughter of Aaron Umsted, and they were blessed with four children: Mary E. (deceased); Ann C. (deceased); Caroline D., wife of Philip Garrick (have seven children): Jennie L., wife of Alfred P. Cook (have one child). Mr. Herin was elected justice of the peace in 1845, which position he retained nine years; he served three terms as coroner in the early history of the county; was county treasurer from 1859 to 1863. Previously he had bought the farm on which he now lives, and on which he settled at the expiration of his term as county treasurer. Mr. Herin, who is a genial, kindly old gentlemen, lost his wife in 1881 and has

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since made his home with his son-in-law Mr. Cook. He sold the land on which the county infirmary was erected. His family were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; he himself is not a member of any sect. Politically he is a Democrat.

EDEN LEASE, farmer, P. O., Melmore, was born October 29, 1813, in Frederick County. Md., son of Henry and Barbara (Jacobs) Lease, also natives of Maryland, where they lived and died. Of their seven children, six came to Ohio: Otho (deceased). Joseph (deceased), Jacob, Eden, Henry and Mary (latter now Mrs. Walsh). The subject of our sketch early came to Ohio, ar- riving in this county May 17, 1835, where he went to work at his trade (car- pentering). which he carried on in connection with running a saw-mill for some years. He was elected sheriff of the county in the fall of 1846, and was re- elected, serving in all four years. After this he commenced agriculture, pur- chasing a farm of Dr. Coon, which he afterward sold, then bought the property on which he now resides. Mr. Lease was united in marriage, October 12, 1843. with Mary, daughter of John Keller, of Clinton Township, this county, and by this union there were born eight children: John D. ; Jesse (deceased in infancy); Lewis C .; Ami (deceased in infancy): Clinton D. ; Almeda E., wife of James B. Gibbs, of Eden Township, this county; Mary A., wife of Milton McComic: and Clementine B. Mr. Lease is now occupying a pleasant farm which is well-im- proved. He has filled the office of justice of the peace three years, and also served as infirmary director for six years.

WILDMAN LOOMIS, farmer. P. O. Tiffin, a descendant of one of the pioneers of this county, was born March 24, 1819. in Fremont, Sandusky Co., Ohio, son of Renel and Anna (Lyon) Loomis, who had three sons: Samuel C., Rudolphos L. and Wildman (the latter being the only survivor). Reuel Loomis, a native of Massachusetts, came thence to Michigan, arriving in De- troit in 1811, where he was taken prisoner by the British and kept in confine- ment for six months after Hull's surrender; he then settled in Fremont. San- dusky Co., Ohio. in 1814. where he remained until 1822, when he came to Eden Township. this county, and here lived on Section 16, until his death in 1852, his widow following in 1857. He was a tanner and currier by trade, and also made shoes for his neighbors in an early day. Our subject was educated in Seneca County. He was married, in October, 1839, to Miss Catharine, next to the youngest in the family of nine children of George Myers. This union was blessed with five children: George, married to Susan Beery; Elizabeth (deceased): Lucy. wife of Matthias Wagely (died leaving four children);'Mary (deceased while young), and Omar, married to Alice Woolf (have one child). All the family reside in this county. Mr. Loomis enlisted during the late war of the Rebellion. in 1864, serving 100 days as a member of Company B. One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Regiment, under Col. Lee and Capt. Benj. M. Gip- son. Mrs. Loomis took charge of the farm during his absence. Our subject lives on his father's old farm, and on which the first schoolhouse (a log cabin, with słab desks and benches) in the township was built. He is one of the lead- ing farmers and has served many years, at different times as constable.

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Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) Publication date: 1886 Publisher: Chicago : Warner, Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1088

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.)
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Chicago : Warner, Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1088