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JOHN MeDANH.L.
Andrew MeDonald, who married Jersey Philson, of Virginia, was his grandfather, and their children were Andrew, James, Williams, Robert, Ebenezer, Samuel, Jane, and Mary. Andrew moved to Kentucky, and there to Clarke County, Ohio, and finally to Logan County, and died there. James married Elizabeth Real, who was brought up to farming, and lived in Clarke County. His children were John, William, Sarah, Nancy, James, Robert, Betsey Ann, and James. Janges ithe father) died in 1844, att Elizabeth, the mother, in 1950. Here they changed the name to MeDaniel. John McDaniel was born in Una, and brought up to farming. In 1925 he married Elizabeth Johnston. of Gilson Township, Mercer County. Their children, Elizabeth, fuodres. Nancy, Jane, James, John, Mary, Jane, William, and Reed. H . 1al four sons in the war. Thomas, John. James, and William. Jaties nay in Company (, Hoth Obie Regiment: was on the transport from Wash- ington City to North Carolina; died and was buried at Smithfield. North Carolina. Thomas died and was buried at Beaufort, South Carolina : he left a widow, Belle S. Collins MeDaniel, and five children, who live.l on a farm in Gilson Township. John was in Company K, Auth Regi- ment. Capt. Knapp. He married Mary G. Board, of Logan County. aut lives in Gibson Township. William went out for two days in Company 1. 150 Onio Volunteers: on his return he married Minnie Robbins, hy whom he had one son, Harry. . She dying. he afterwards married Mollie Erret. He is a school director.
REV. PERIN S. GREENE
was born in Volna, Oswego County, New York, July 5, 1834, and was married to Caroline Wylde on March 30, 1854. Mrs. Greone was born in Leicester, England. Feb. 25, 1856. He is the son of Mr. Burns W. and Mary Godseil Givene. Gen. Nathaniel Greene, of Revolutionary fame, was his grandfather's quele; his name was Jonathan Greene. His wife's material grandfather was Warner, and received a wound in the battle of Bennington, from which he died the next day.
Rev. Mr. Greene was educated as a farmer and preacher, and for this. teen consecutive years has been the pastor of four different churches. He has also filled the office of school director four years, and school supervisor seven years.
He enlisted as a private, Feb. 22, 1865, in the Ohio Volunteer Infan- try. under Capt. Alexander Cable. Company D, 1931 Regiaent. :. se one year or during the war, and was discharged at Winchester. Vr .. . Aug. 4, 1865 with the regiment.
He was often in the town of Fort Recovery, and in various parts of Mercer County between the years 1.44 and 1850, for his father's family lived over the State line in Jay County, Indiana, eighteen and one-half miles from the State line. Mercer County was at that time alm ist .. wilderness, almost every night they could hear the wolves howling. About the first wheat they attempted to raise was entirely destroyel by wild turkey's, for as soon as the grain was formed they began to destroy it.
GEORGE LIPPS.
His father, John Lipps, settled in 1832 in Parke, now Mercer. County, within one mile of Recovery. His father was a farmer, and married Sarah Smith, and had twelve children, three of whom are dert. tien Lipps enlisted April 22, Isel, in Company I. 17th Regiment, under Capt. Win. Stone, John McConnell being the colonel, att served ore year; he then reenlisted in 1862 in Company K. 40th Begin n'. ( ... A. C. Knapp His colonel was Jonathan Graner. He was in the bat- tles of Franklin, Tennessee. Chickamauga. Lookout Mountain, Biz als Roost, in the spring of 1944. Kingston, theurgia, Konesaw Mountain; at Peach Tree, Atlanta, they had a fight with loss of officers; also skirmish east of Atlanta, and at. Lovejoy, twenty seven miles from that powit. There was no more fighting until this company returned in 1984. The last light was at Nashville. He served two years, and re-enlisted as a veteran, and served from Jan. 1. 1:41. to Nov. 1.65. He lived on a Bum all his life, hall'a mile soura of Recovery, and marriot Mary A. Thomp- son, of Gibson Township, by whom he has three elaldren. John by p .. his father, shot many deer in the wo als, and complains that at the pre- sent day the fences prevent the hunting and shooting of deer, and luat now the people are compelled to pay for their meat.
ISAAC DEINYS
was born in Preble County, Ohio. He is a farmer and carpenter, and hy hard work has met with the fullest measure of success. He married Margaret Suyder, of Springfield, Ohio, and located in Mercer County in the year INGS. His father. William Delays, was a soldier in the war of Ist2. Mr. Delays is blessed with five cinidren. In Is he was elected a justice of the peace for Recovery Township, and served (s) tomas One of the interesting incidents connected with his early settle. ment of the county was walking eight miles and splitting two hundred rails per day, interspersed frequently with the sport of kuling a derr.
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JOHN FLIFE.
Jacob and Elizabeth Meyer Slife were the grandparents of John Slife. Their children were Abratiun, Samttel, Jacob, Michael, John, and Eliza- beth, who were raised in Pennsylvania. Abraham was dolar's father. He marine Sarah Meyer, and his children were Panel. David Nie, Emanuel, Elizabeth, and John. John was matried to Elizabeth Me- Daniel Slife. The children were Warren and William. He settled in -Recovery Town-hip in 1865. He enlisted in Company A, 8th Indiana Regiment, Captain Brady. Colonel Smith, for three years. He was in the battles of Pea Ridge, Vicksburg. Champlain Hill, and Black River. He was wounded at the battle of Vicksburg July I; the ballet pense- trated his body at the breast bone and broke off' a rib, at five o'clock in the evening. He laid on the ground until ten o'clock the next day, and was fly-blown. He drew a silk handkerchief through his wound, and was taken to a place where about forty dead and wontried were lying. He travelled to Chickasaw; thence to Memphis, and remained two months ; then went home to Recovery, and received his discharge, hav. ing served three years and three months. He offered his services twice, but he was rejected.
ISAAC N. ITENNA.
His parents, Charles and Elizabeth McGill Hanna, settled in Mercer Conuty in 1:03. His wife's father and mother were Thomas and Eliza- beth Pusher, who lived at Rielomond, Indiana. He was born in Penn- sylvania, July 1, 1532, resides at Fort Recovery. Ohio, and is an under- taker. He married Miss Messina A. Fisher, February 25, 1-77, and has two children-Thomas A. and Ernest. He enlisted in Ist in the 34th Indiana Infantry Regiment, Company B, and was discharged in 1864. Charles Hanna enlisted.m 1863, and was discharged in 1865. John Hanna enlisted in 1-61, and died at Nashville in 1862. Martin Hanna enlisted in 1864. and was discharged in 1865, David McGill en- listed in 1861, and was discharged in 1865.
DR. D. H. RA HARDSON
was born in 1913, and received a classical education; studied medicine with his father; graduated at the medical college. Columbus, in 1869, and in 1879 at Cincinnati, Ohio, and commenced practice with his father. He married Miss Mary L. Kiehl.
DR. JOHN CONANT RICHARDSON
is the father of Dr. D. H. Richardson, and was born in ISI7. in the State of New York. He received a classical education, and studied medicine with his brother in Ohio, and graduated at Columbus Medical College. He settled at Recovery in 1843, and married Mary Grey. Has three children, viz., Annetta, D. H., and John.
LEWIS THOMPSON
is a son of Dennis and Ellen Thompson. residents of Preble County, Ohio, in which county he was born April 25. 1937. He married Mary Fudge, of the same conaty, October 2, 1856, and moved to Mercer County in December, Isto. He is a farmer and stock-raiser. His mother's father. John Graham, was a soldier in the war of 1×12. On April IT, Isel. Lewis Thompson enlisted in Company C. 20th O. V. I., and served three months. In February, 1862, he volunteered in the three years' service in the 35th O. V. I. and served until March 24. 1564, when he was hon- orably discharged. He passed through, unhurt, the battles of Mill Springs, Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga, and Resaca. He is the father of three sons and three daughters.
L. W. STONE
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John and Rebecca Snyder were married in New Jersey in 1918. Their children, William, Mary. Margaret, John, derusha, and Ann. William was born in Butter County in 1-20, and brought up on a farm, and moved in Fatto Mercer County (then Darke). He married Martha J. Herring in 1844. Their children. Rebeces, Henry, Aun, Jane, Mar- garet, Wayne, Jolon and Onin. He moved to the town of Recovery. Kept hotel five years, and is engaged in selling goods.
JOHN MYERS
is a farmer, who was born in Butler County, Ohio, July 27, 1812, and with his parents settled in Mercer County in Ist. He married Caroline Steel, a native of this county, November 2. 1965, by whom he has had two sons and two daughters. In the years 1873 and ISIT he filled the office of assessor of Gibson Township. His grandfather Myers served as a soblier in the War of 1812. He was a private in Company C, One Hundred and Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the war of the Rebellion, leaving enlisted August 11, 1362, and was honorably dis- charged July 12, 1865. He was in the battles of Kingston, Mussy Creek, and Resacca. In 1864 he became disabled by losing an eye.
JOHN OSWALD
is engaged in the dry-goods trade in the village of Fort Recovery, Ohio, and also filled the office of justice of the peace of Recovery Township. He was born in Msace, France, Sept. 7. 1332, and emigrated to Moreer County in January, 1552. March 25, 1455. he married Elizabeth Boards- lee in Mercer County. They have changed residences a couple of times since their marriage, the second of their four children having been born in Colorado, and their third io Indiana. His mother, Muslilena Fry Oswald, is yet living in Portland, Indiana, at the ripe age of 00 years. His father, Frederick Oswaldl, served as a soldier four years in the cam- paigns of Napeleon I.
LAWRENCE BIRDSLEY ROOD.
son of Aaron and Phebe Rood, settled in Mercer County in 1840. He was born in Massachusetts April 12. 1812, and married in Gibson Town- ship March 23, 1813. Susannah Goller, daughter of John and Mary Golder, who had settled in this county in 1841. Their children are John, Wilson. Charles, and Mary E.
Aaron Rood served through the War of 1812; was wounded, and re- ceived a pension to his death.
When Lawrence B. Rood came to Fort Recovery. the main part of the town was covered with a dense growth of trees. There were but few houses in the place. He taught the first school in the district where he lived.
JOHN SCHNIDER,
son of Philip and Caroline Young Schnider. They came from Germany. and settled in Jay County, Ohio. John was born in Newark, Licking County, October, 1545, and removed to Mercer County in Ist. He married Susan Auchinbaugh, daughter of George and Elizabeth Anghin- baugh, of Jay County. December 25. 1869. Susan Sehubler was born in 1843. He enlisted in the 7th Indiana Cavalry in 1863, and was dis- charged in February, 1564. Frank Schuider enlisted in the 19th United States Regulars in 1861, and was discharged in 1864. He was a pris- ouer in Libby prison eight months, and afterwards in the hospital three months.
HI. J. STACHLER,
sop of Henry J. and Elizabeth Stachler, was born August 15. 1538. in Germany, and settled in this county March 10, 1-51. Iva faster and stock-raiser. May 25, 1864, he married Dorothea, daughter of John and Catharine Henery. She was born July 13. 1:44. Their children are Mary E., Catharme, John H., Mary C., Clara. Heury J .. Adam. Mary A., Dorothea. Augustus. H. J. Stehler emigrated to America in 1951, and settled in Mercer County in 1870. He commenced with his father in Greenville Township, getting a homestead of eighty acres. This he sold, and purchased a farm, owned by B. Romer, of two hun- dred acres in Recovery Township, upon which he now lives, section 25.
Jons A. FECHER,
son of Jacob and Mary Fecher, who came from Germany, settled in this county. He was born in Germany. March 10, 1923. He was raised a farmer and stock-raiser. He married, in 1855, Elizun th Stocker. daughter of Peter and Catharine Stockler, who was hoorn in 199 !. Their children are Anna M. Clarissa, Joseph, John, Peter, Elizabeth. and Barbara. He has filled the office of supervisor and school director for Mx years. He came from Germany in 1840, and located in Lebanon County, l'a., two years, and from thence moved to Mercer County, and owns 320 acres of land.
G. W. MILL.En. SR.
was born in Parke County, Ohio, January, 21, 1820, and in the spring of the same year his parents located in Mercer County. His mother is yet living at the age of eighty two years. He is a farmer and stock- raiser. He was the first mayor of the incorporated town of Fort Re. covery. His grandfather, David Miller, was a soldier of the War of Iste. Ile was never married.
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is the proprietor of a steam flouring mill at Fort Recovery. Ohio, and does a large business. He was born January 30, 1822, in Galia County, Ohio, and settled in Mercer County in 1830. On February 24, Isol, he enlisted in Company C. Que Hundred and Ninety-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was di-charged August 11, IstS. His father, James Stone. served in the War of Isle as a private soldier. The name of his first wife was Elizabeth MeDamel, a native of Clark County. Ohio, whom he married August 25. 1:13. She bore him five children. His second wife's name was Elizabeth Prescott, who was born in England. He married the latter in February, Isso.
WILLIAM SNYDER.
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NOAH HOUSAFILE
is the son of Daniel Holsapple and Mary M. Brenner, who came from Montgomery County, Ohio. Noah Holsapple was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, May 1, Isto, and was brought up to the mill business. Hle married Susannah Minnick, March 16, 1862. She was born Augn-t 14, 1843. His residence is at Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio. His children are named Theodore, William Harrison, John Westley, Samuel J. Tilden, and Mary M. Adam Holsapple was in the War of 1812.
JACOB MORNINGSTAR
was born in Greene County, Ohio, in 1814, and settled in this county in 1848. He was the first regular blacksmith in Recovery Township, but has also devoted considerable attention to farming. When he first came to the county the wages received for blacksmithing were thirty-seven cents per day. In 1- 10 he married Catharine Abnet, of Adams County, Ind., she being a native of Virginia, where she was born in 1819. Their family consists of six children, named Lewis H., Henry L., Jacob A., Sarah C., Mary E., and David B.
GEORGE ISENHART
was born in Pennsylvania Sept. 8. 1:08, and came to Mercer County in 1838. The same year he married Elizabeth Nickerson, who was born in Preble County, Ohio, in 1:15. Coming here at an early date, he found the country new and nuimproved, but by hard labor, in common with the other settlers, he contributed largely to the improvement of the country. His family consisted of Phebe, Isaac, Sarah J., Perlie, John, Margaret A. (dee'd), Samuel, Persilia, Cornelius, and Elnoria. Mr. Isenhart, served as township trustee a period of ten years.
JOSEPH WELS
is an enterprising farmer and Iumher dealer of Recovery Tos ship. He was born March 19, 1824, in Baden, Germany, and came to Mercer County with his parents in the year 1>38. He married Mary C. Teuosts, of P'russian birth, in 1850, in Mercer County, and they have raised a family of cleven children. As an evidence of the esteem and confidence reposed in him by his neighbors and voters of the township, they have repeatedly elected bim road supervisor, township trustee, and assessor, the duties of which offices be has ever faithfully discharged.
Err LIPPS.
Henry and Cynthia Lipps, his parents, settled in Mercer County in 1830. He was born April 13, 1:34, and was brought up on the farm. He married Fidelia MeCrery, the daughter of Tower and Sarah Black- fort McCrery, who hat settled in this county in 1855. She was born July 21, 1540, and was married July 8, 1860. Their children are named Ida R., Anaretta M., William II., John, Tower, Effie, Frederick, and Charles, His father, Henry Lipps, was one of the first settlers of the county, and assisted to lay out the town of Fort Recovery.
JOHN SCHUCK
was born in Germany, and settled in this county in 1938. It was all hew then, and muprovided with roads, save the old Indian trails. In 1838 he married Elizabeth Reasener, who was born in Germany, but lived in Preble County, Ohio, at the time of her marriage. Their children consisted of Mary. Margaret, Macklin, Barbara, John, Theobold, Eliza- beth (deceased), Catharine. Clarissa, Stephen, Michael, Theodore, Philo- mena, and Adam (deceased).
FREDERICK HEIBY
came from Crawford County, Ohio, 1570. He was born in Crawford County January 8, 1843. Since coming here he has been engaged in farming and stock-raising, and has served as township clerk a term of seven years. He married Caroline Keifer April 5, 1866. His funily consists of five children, three being dead. They are named Catharine, Elizabeth, Rosina (deceased , Amma, Jolin, Amanda (deceased , Henry (deceased;, and Albert.
JACOB TROTMAN
was born in this county in 1818, and was raised on a farm, which occu- pation he still pursues. In 1807 he married, and has raised six children named John, Jacob, Catharine, Mary, William, and Stephen.
FRANK KOLICK
settled in Recovery Township in 1-70. He was born in Austria in 1931, and has followed farming since coming to this county, In Is59 he mar- ried Juditia Byer, who was born in Austria in 1831. Their children consist of Amelia, Joseph, and Caroline.
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VALENTINE HEIRY
was born in France December 26, 1-20, and came to Recovery Township in 1812. He was married in New York in 1842 to Matolenia Hamich, who was born in France November 10, 1822. Mr. H. has been a farmer since coming to the county, where he has also served as trustee and school director a munber of years. His fmvily consists of nine elnl- dren, Frederick, Philip, Matolenia, Mary, Valentine, Elizabeth, John, David, and William.
ZACHARIAH LATHAM,
who is engaged in the saw-mill business in the village of Fort Recovery, was born in Franklin County. Ohio, February 19, 1550, and settled in Mercer County in October, Is29. His parents, Moses and Maria Latham, are residents of Franklin County. June 10, 1874. he married Emina J. Dennis in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She and her people were residents of Allen County, Ohio. Travis Latham, one of his ancestors, was in the war of 1812.
JAMES HEDRICK
was born in Mercer County June 22. 1813. his father and mother. John and Rebecca Hedrick, having emigrated to this county in the year 1837. James, the subject of this sketch, is a hard-working farmer and teamster. He enlisted in the 40th Ohio Regiment October 2, 1861, and was honor- aby discharged ou account of disability December 10, 1963. He married Mary Roop, of this county, July 25, 1865, who has borne him seven children.
HENRY TEBREX
is the proprietor of a store of general merchandise in the village of Re- covery. Mercer County, Ohio. He was born in Mercer County in Is43. His parents, Henry and Catharine Tebben, emigrated to this county in 1833, and his father died in 1845, and his mother survived until IN73. He was elected assessor of Recovery Township in 1975, and re-elected the fourth time. February 15. 1570, he was married to Mary Kingman, of the same county, hy which union tive children have been born.
FRANCIS SPONOUR
was the son of Jacob and Francis Sponour. His parents lived and died in Germany. Francis was born April 4, 1821, and marriel Louisa Grub, who was born in Germany, March, 1\27. Her parents. Christian and Catharine Grub, emigrated to America, and settled in this county July. 1857. The children of Francis Sponour are Hettie, Augustus, Charlotte, Charles. Caroline, Frank. Mary, and William. His father was in the French war under Napoleon.
SANFORD IL. WARNOCK
was born in Gallia County in I-33. He was raised a farmer, and mar- ried Jane McDaniel, October 26, 1866 Their children are Salgumas R. Emma, and Ella. They did reside half a mile north of Recesens. He has filled the office of justice of the peace for nine years, school director fifteen years, and has been a member of the town connell. His grund- father, William Klein, was in the War of 1812. His father volunteered his services in the Black Hawk War.
WILLIAM WENDEL
was born in Hamburg, Germany, November 2, 1837, and came to Mereer County, Ohio, in IN19. He married Elizabeth Trotman January 1i, 1561, she having been born in Mercer County November 15, 1-11. Mr. W. has cleared up his farit in Recovery Township, where he found it all timber land when first occupied. His Bundy consists of nine children. Elizabeth, Mary, Susan, William, John, Catharine, Jacob, Henry, and Stephen.
DANIEL REASNER
was born in Germany, February 25, 1806, and settled in this county in 1854. Has held several minor offices of trust. In its he married Elizabeth Windel, who was born in Germany, August 25, Ist. They have reared a fanily of eleven children, named as follows : Clemans, Robert, Elizabeth, Alois, Adam, Madaline, Joseph, John, Catharine. Mary, and Rosie.
W. J. MUTHERT
settled in this county in 1857. He was born in Prussia in 1922. After coming to Recovery Township he engaged in farming and the mailing trade. In Is th he married Elizabeth d. Rodult, who was born in beer- many April 10, 1-26. The family consisted of the following the alien: Henry, Louisa, William, Mary A., Albert, Julius (deceased), Rudolf (decreased), and Anna E. (deceased).
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O. S. GREENE
was born in New York, July 5, 1834, and came to this county in 1857, when he settled in Recovery Township. He is pastor of the Christian Church, and has held the office of school director a number of terms. It 1×51 he married Caroline Wyhl, who was born in England Feb. 25. 1836. Their family consisted of three children, Juliette, Emery, and Francis (deceased).
JOSEPH HENDRICK,
son of Henry and Mary Ann Hendrick, was born in Germany, Feb- ruary 11, 1810. He keeps a general store at Recovery. In leGT he married Agnes, daughter of T. and Agnes Busche. She was born in Germany, March 15, 1851. Their children are Josephine, Henry, Agnes, George, Francis, Henry. He is the agent of the Pioneer Life Insurance and the Benevolent Insurance Company, of Indiana.
SIMON JACOBS
was born in France in 1837, and settled in this county in 1868. He served in the war of the rebellion, and has held several township offices at different periods. He was married August 6. 1867. His family con- sists of six children, viz .: Catharine, Philemon, Mary J. (deceased), Jobn. F., Anna E., and Peter.
JOHN BROWN
was born in Mercer County in 1853, his parents having come to the county in 1849. In 1876 he married Catharine Shindline, who was born in 1800. Their family consists of two children, Anna, born in 1877, and Catharine, born in 1890. Mr. Brown has lived in Recovery Town- ship since his childhood, and has followed farming all his life.
JOHN SPANGLER, JR.,
was born in this county March 16, 1854. His parents came to the county the previous year. He married Amelia Chalch August 5. 1872. Her parents came from Germany, where she was born December 12, 1862. They have one chill, Frank, born May 5, 1380. Mr. S. is a farmer of Recovery Township ; bis post-office being Macedon.
HENRY BEISICK
was born in Germany March 6, 1831. and came to this county in Is71. The same year he married Catharine Fulencamp, who was born in Auglaize County, Ohio, in 1848. Before coming to America Mr. B. served five years in the German army. The family consists of three children, Barnard, Catharine, and Mary.
JOUN SCHNEIDER
was born in Germany, June 28, 1849. and located in Mercer County in . November, 1377. His parents remain in Germany. He is a carriage manufacturer and blacksmith in Fort Recovery. April 29, 1873, he married Mary Roemer, a native of Mercer County, by whom he has had one son and three daughters.
GEORGE ISENHART
is a native of Preble County, Ohio, and settled in Mercer County in the year 1534. The same year he married Elizabeth A. MoKerson, which union has been fruitful of eleven children, five sons and five daughters still living. He is a farmer, and is still hale and hearty at the good old age of seventy-three years.
HENRY WOEST
was born in Mercer County. Ohio, March 14, 1814. His wife, Mary Hagedorn, was also born in Mercer County in 1819. This comple were married in the same county November 1, INGT. Mr. Woest was theted constable in 1876, and filled the office one term. He is now engaged in the business of teaming.
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