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At the battle of Stone River, December 31, 1862, Mr. Deerwester was shot in the left shoulder and in the right thigh, and after lying all night on the field was picked up for dead by a comrade named Emanuel Dunson. For a day and night he was taken care of in a neighboring house and was then removed to a field hospital. January 9 he was transferred to Nashville Hospital No. 6, re- maining there about a month, when he was re- moved to the United States Hospital at Coving- ton, Ky. By May he was convalescent and was made a nurse, later becoming ward master. It was not until December 23 that lie rejoined his regiment at Chattanooga. After a short time his health broke down and he was placed in the Figlity-sixth Indiana, remaining in camp until April, when he once more returned to his regi- ment. Starting from near Ringgold, he went on the Atlanta campaign, and was at the battles of Buzzard's Roost and Resaca and later at Dalton. At Kenesaw, June 17, he was relieved, and June 26 lie received an honorable discharge.
Locating near Big Springs, Mr. Deerwester clerked in a store, and also went to school eiglit- een months on his return from the South. In the spring of 1866 he went to Topeka, Kan .; but after
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spending some time in the western cities returned to his former home, and October 25, 1866, pur- chased seventy-six acres of liis present farm. The land was in a wild state, and when he had put up a log cabin lie kept "bachelor's hall" for a few montlis. He is now interested in raising stand- ard grades of cattle and Poland-China hogs, be- sides which lie sells and ships baled hay exten- sively.
October 24, 1867, Mr. Deerwester married Mary J. Gardner, who was born July 30, 1847, in Greene County, Pa., being one of eight chil- dren, whose parents were Freeman and Johanna (Jennings) Gardner. The others are: Lavina, Ellen, Lucinda, James, Elmer, Lucy and Will- iam F. The parents are still living in this town- ship. To Mr. and Mrs. Deerwester there were . born the following children: Minnie, June 17, 1869; Eva, December 28, 1871; Carrie, April 9, 1874; Manly, January 3, 1876; Cora A., Novem- ber 17, 1877; Laura S., September 2, 1878; Lu- cinda B., January 3, 1882; Adeline E., May 21, 1884; Perry C., July 3, 1887; and Mary E., May 4, 1890. They were all born in this locality. The three eldest are married. Cora died Angust 26, 1878.
In 1866 our subject joined the Methodist Epis- copal Church of Big Springs, and is one of the leading members. He belongs to the Ohio Aux- iliary of the National Swine-Breeding Association, from which he has a certificate.
LBERT H. FULTON, who was elected to the responsible position of Justice of the Peace in 1894, is a progressive agriculturist of Cessna Township, Hardin County. Here he has a highly cultivated farm of one hundred and eighty-eight acres, on which stand substantial buildings.
The parents of our subject were John and Mag- dalen (Kurlie) Fulton, natives of Wittenberg, Germany, born June 7, 1807, and December 5,
1812, respectively. Their family consisted of twelve children: Jolin T., Francis, Johanna, Fred- erick, John C., Mary A., Caroline, William, Al- bert H., Elizabeth and two who died in infancy.
In 1830 Mr. Fulton, Sr., came to. tlie, United States on a sailing-vessel, the trip taking six weeks. From New York he went to Philadel- phia, where he lived until 1832. Then for two years he resided in Columbiana County, Ohio, re- moving therefrom in 1842 to Hancock County. Near Fostoria he purchased forty acres, which he cultivated until, a good chance presenting itself, he bought a tract of two hundred acres lying near by. After he had lived there about twenty years, he bought a place of one hundred and twenty acres near his old home, and in 1880 he was summoned to his last rest. He was a mem- ber of the Lutheran Church, and one who bore the good-will of all who knew him. In his politi- cal convictions he was a Democrat. His compan- ion and helpmate departed this life in 1881.
Albert H. Fulton was born near Fostoria, Ohio, December 2, 1854, and spent his early years in the work and play common to farmer lads. He stayed with his parents until their life work was brought to a close. Soon after the home was broken up he purchased the old homestead, and carried on the place a year or more. In 1883 he sold out, and, coming to Hardin County, located in this township. After a year's residence on one farm, he settled permanently where he is now living.
June 10, 1879, the union of Mr. Fulton and Margaret R., daughter of Valentine and Jeannette (Diddlebaugh) Eccarius was celebrated. Her fa- ther was born in Saxony, Germany, in 1833, and November 12, 1857, he wedded Mrs. Jeannette (Diddlebaugh) Stahl, a native of Philadelphia, born October 3, 1837. It was in 1849 that Mr. Eccarius emigrated to the New World. He soon became an honored citizen of this community, for several years owning a quarter-section here, but he later moved to the homestead which is now the property of his son-in-law. At the time of his demise his possessions amounted to three hundred and twenty acres. His death occurred March 10, 1886, and that of his wife October 24, 1873. They
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had three children: Jacob George, deceased; Mar- garet E., MIrs. Fulton; and Mary E., wife of Jolin Shindewolf.
Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Fulton, viz .: Alfred H., born November 23, 1881; and Bain E., born January 5, 1892. The parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and give both of their means and time to the ad- vancement of the work.
Mr. Fulton uses his ballot in favor of the meas- ures and nominees of the Democratic party. From 1888.to 1893 he served to everyone's satisfaction in the capacity of Township Treasurer, and he possesses the confidence and high regard of his neighbors and fellow-citizens in an eminent de- gree.
ILLIAM A. KELLY, a prominent citizen residing on section 20, Goshen Township, Hardin County, was born in Westmore- land County, Pa., on the site now occupied by the depot in Scottdale, March 26, 1826. His par- ents were Samuel and Margaret (Gardner) Kelly, natives of Westmoreland and Beaver Counties, Pa., respectively.
Alexander, father of Samuel Kelly, was a na- tive of Ireland, and at one time lived in Dublin. He emigrated to the United States, and was here during the War of the Revolution. He was the father of twenty-four children, thirteen by his first marriage, and eleven by his second union. Samuel Kelly emigrated to Crawford County, Ohio, at an early day, buying land, which he operated for three years. April 11, 1834, he moved to this county witli a yoke of cattle, which he had taken as part payment for his former farm. He entered tliree hundred acres on section 20, Goshen Township, part of this now being the property of his son. On reaching this state he had no capital, with the exception of $50, and had but twenty-five cents left after entering his first forty acres of land. Though he had a wife and two children depending upon him for sup-
port, he improved the farm, and inside of three years bouglit forty acres more. When his first letter came from his old Pennsylvania home, he had no money to pay the postage (twenty-five cents), and was obliged to pawn his favorite rifle. This he was not able to redeem until harvest time afforded him an opportunity to earn a little money. One of his pioncer experiences, or, more strictly speaking, that of his wife, happened when he was absent from home, when wolves attacked their hogs. The frightened animals instinctively ran for protection to the cabin door. Mrs. Kelly hastily placed her three children in the loft, and all night long kept the wolves at bay by throw- ing shovelfuls of hot coals from the fireplace upon them. Wolves were very numerous in those days, and many of their cattle fell into their clutches.
In order to encourage settlement, Ohio had a fund in early days for loaning to actual settlers, and from this sum Samuel Kelly borrowed about $200, which he used in clearing his land in this township. A great deal of this surplus was used in cutting highways or state roads, and Mr. Kelly was made Commissioner for the eastern part of this county. Under his direction the road from Kenton to Marseilles, twelve miles in length and sixty feet in width, was laid out, laborers being paid fifty cents a day. He afterward added forty acres to his farm, and finally divided it among his children.
In 1849 Samuel Kelly started with a company from Ohio with horse-teams for California. Later they traded their horses for oxen, and continued the tedious journey until within about five hun- dred miles of their destination, when, on the al- kali plains, the cattle all died and the wagons were abandoned. Death was staring them all in the face, and each man had to shift for himself. Samuel Kelly was sick, and they were obliged to leave him by the way. He was exposed to the mercy of wild beasts for three days, but help came in the shape of a company from Illinois, who car- ried him along with them. He had been reared in Pennsylvania, where a strong sentiment existed against the Masons. His son William had joined the order, and he related this fact while jolting
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along in the wagon of his benefactors, saying that his son had ruined hiniself by becoming one of those notorious Masons. On separating from his companions,. they told him that, owing to the emergencies of their sitnation, they would prob- ably have thouglit it necessary to abandon him, but out of respect for his son, who was a Mason, as they were themselves, they had rescued him at the risk of their own lives and comfort. Ever afterward he was an enthusiastic friend of Ma- sorry, and on his return to Ohio desired to enter the lodge, and would have done so had he not been too old. He spent eighteen monthis in the mines, and then went home with about $2,000 in1 gold. In 1853 he took another trip to the Golden State, but this time was gone only nine months. After dividing his farm among his children, he settled on a new piece of land in Goshen Town- ship, two or three miles from his old home, but on the expiration of five years sold out, and in 1866 went to Kansas. He settled on a farm of prairie land, engaged in loaning money, and re- sided there until his death, which occurred in February, 1891, at the age of eighty-four years. His wife, Margaret, had died twenty years before, leaving three children, the eldest of whom, Will- iam, is the only survivor. Catherine married Timothy Stillings; he died in the Rocky Moun- tains and was taken to Atchison, Kan., for burial. Lucinda, whose death resulted front consumption, was the wife of R. S. Latham.
William A. Kelly lived on his father's home- stead until he went to California, in 1864, and early assumed the management of the place. He carried on the farm until it was divided, when he received the part on which lie yet resides. March 26, 1852, on his twenty-sixth birthday, he mar- ried Miss Mary Henry, of Dudley Township, who died September 3, 1871. May 1, 1872, Mr. Kelly wedded Elnora J., widow of John Johns, of Kenton, where she had resided for several years. She was born in Gettysburg, Pa., Au- gust 15, 1825. By her first marriage she had three children: George Henry, a shoemaker of Kenton; Addie L., wife of Finley Kelly; and Lolo Floretta, wife of David Harvey, of Dunkirk, Ohio. To the first marriage of William Kelly
eight children were born, five of whom are living, namely: Finley S., who farms a tract adjoining the old home; Ella V., a seamstress; Lolo M., wife of Theodore Hullinger, of Wyandot County; Ida C., Mrs. Fletcher Baily, of Taylor Creek Township; and Gertie, who is clerking in Den- ver, Colo.
Since 1853 Mr. Kelly has resided on liis pres- ent farm, and his first house stood on the site of his present residence, which he erected in 1870, burning the brick for it on the farm. The place contains one hundred and ninety-four acres, one hundred and fourteen of which were entered by his father over sixty-five years ago, and one hun- dred acres of which he has cleared himself. For thirty-five years he has been an auctioneer, and has a justly merited reputation for his ability in that direction. He is a Democrat, and has filled nearly all the township offices. At the age of twenty-three years he joined the Masonic order at Kenton, and in 1873 became one of the charter members of Goshen Grange No. 578, P. of H. He has filled all the chairs in that body, and has re- peatedly served as Master of the County Grange, which office he is at present filling. He has been Deputy Organizer for the county, for sev- eral years has attended the State Grange, and was for a time Chaplain of the latter body. At the last session held at Dayton, a three-days meeting, about eight hundred and fifty members were in daily attendance, and every county in the state was represented. In the Asbury Meth- odist Episcopal Church Mr. and Mrs. Kelly are active members, and Mr. Kelly has served as Steward and Class-Leader.
OBERT MCC. DRAPER, who for fifty-seven years was a well known resident of Hardin County, was engaged in farm pursuits in Pleasant Township until his death. He was a native of Ohio, born in Holmes County, May 9, 1827, and was a son of Isaac Draper, a Virginian,
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who settled in Ohio early in the present century. İn 1837 lie accompanied the other members of the family from Coshocton to Hardin County, where his father died in 1870. He continued engaged in· agricultural work until his death, which oc- curred October 20, 1894. A man of strong con- stitution and stalwart physique, he was ill but a few days in all his life.
The first marriage of Mr. Draper was to Mary Osborn, and occurred April 26, 1849. Ten chil- dren were born unto them, of whom the sur- vivors are Isaac, a resident of Kenton; Emma, wife of William Sams; Elva, Mrs. Nathan Charl- ton, of Kenton; Willis, of Dunkirk, Ohio; and Clara, who is the wife of William Bailey, of Cess- na Township. Two children died in childhood; Mack, Cynthia and Alice are also deceased.
March 15, 1884, Mr. Draper married Mrs. Isa- bel Talbott, of Nodaway County, Mo. She was born in Richland County, Ohio, March 2, 1833, being a daugliter of Andrew and Margaret (Cas- tor) McFarland, who were married in Richland County, July 2, 1827. Mr. McFarland was born in Pennsylvania, January 22, 1796, and removed to Ricliland County, Ohio, at the age of twenty- seven. In October, 1851, he moved to Platte City, Mo., and in the following year bought a farm in Page County, Iowa, where he remained until his death, April 22, 1863.
The parents of Andrew McFarland were Will- iam and Isabel ( Hamilton) McFarland, who were married in Glasgow, Scotland, about 1792. In January, 1796, they emigrated to America, nine- teen weeks being consumed in the voyage across the ocean. The navigator was ill, and the man who replaced him, being unfamiliar with the work, directed the course wrong, and the vessel was lost for a time. William McFarland settled in Mer- cer County, Pa., where he remained until death. His remains are interred at Harlansburg. In the Old Country he followed the occupation of a weaver, and after settling in Harlansburg was similarly engaged. His father, Andrew, spent his entire life in Scotland. Isabel Hamilton, wife of William McFarland, was a daugliter of Lord Hamilton, of Scotland, and an aunt of Alexander Hamilton, of national fame.
Margaret Castor was born in Allegheny Coun- ty, Pa., May II, ISII, and died February 28, 1853. Her parents, John and Ellen ( Moore) Castor, were married in Pennsylvania, and sub- sequently moved to Richiland County, Ohio. She was the second of three children, the others being Paul and Elizabeth. After the deatlı of her mother, her father was twice married. Andrew McFarland was the next to the eldest of four sons and five daugliters, all of whom were born in this country except Jolin. The others are Moore, Robert, Isabel, Mary, Clara, Annie and Marthia.
The marriage of Andrew and Margaret McFar- land resulted in the birth of twelve children, two of whom died in infancy. Of the others we note the following: Jolin resides in Pottawatomie County, Kan .; Isabel is the widow of our subject; Elizabeth married E. McFarland, and lives in Page County, Iowa; William is a resident of Holt County, Mo .; Ann is the wife of William Mitch- ell, of McDonough County, Ill .; Margaret E. is Mrs. Harrison Collins, of McDonough County, Ill .; James Franklin died in the army; Andrew J. lives on the old homestead in Page County, Iowa; Amanda J. married Isaac Dungan, of Noda- way County, Mo .; and Alexander Hamilton is deceased.
At the time her parents moved to Missouri, Isa- bel McFarland was eighteen years old, and she was nineteen the day the family moved to Iowa, where her mother died, February 28, 1853. In Page County, April 13, 1854, she became the wife of Dr. Perry H. Talbott, at that time a prac- ticing physician of Nodaway County, Mo. He was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, February 5, 1827, and was a son of William Wallace and Elizabeth ( Hoshior) Talbott, who were married in Fairfield County about 1825. Dr. W. W. Talbott was a native of England, and was a men- ber of a family that belonged to the mobility and had a coat of arms. His father, William Wal- lace Talbott, spent his entire life in England.
On coming to America, Dr. W. W. Talbott set- tled in Talbot County, Md., but a year later came to Oliio and located in Fairfield County. After his marriage lie moved to Franklin County, and later to Columbus, Ohio. In the schools of
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Fairfield County Dr. Perry H. Talbott received the rudiments of his education. At the age of twenty he entered Starling Medical College of Columbus, from which institution he was grad- uated. His first location was in Germantown, where he followed liis profession for one year. From there lie went to Nodaway County, Mo., where he spent a year. In May, 1850, he started on horseback for California, riding across the plains. Arriving at his destination in Placer County, he began mining and soon struck gold, but afterward lost what he had previously made. At one time he held stock to the amount of $4,000 in the Oregon City & Placer Railroad.
Two years were spent in the West, after which Dr. Talbott returned, via Mexico and the Gulf, to Nodaway County, Mo., where he resumed his . practice. He continued to reside there until his death, September 20, 1880. Politically he was a man of considerable prominence. In 1855-57 he was a member of the Legislature. In the fall of 1862 he entered the army as surgeon of the Twenty-fifth Iowa Infantry and served in north- western Missouri, remaining in the army until the close of the Rebellion. At the expiration of the war he returned to his farm near Maryville, Nodaway County. As a speaker he was fluent and forcible, and was in great demand as a public orator during campaigns. He favored Demo- cratic principles until the Greenback party gained prominence, when, becoming an advocate of its measures, he took a leading part in its manage- ment. He was a delegate to the Chicago Con- vention, and had the honor of placing Horace Greeley in nomination for the Presidency. In 1877 he established the Greenback Standard, at Maryville, Mo., which he continued to publish until his death. He was a close friend of the leaders of the Greenback party and was especially intimate with Stephen Delay, editor of the Irish World. Frequently he was consulted concerning the management of the national organization of the party. Socially he was connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was reared in the faith of the Episcopal Church, and his wife was identified with the Christian Churchi.
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Dr. and Mrs. Talbott were the parents of twelve children, of whom we note the following: Olivia is the wife of Edwin Turner, of Monte Vista, Colo .; Iantlia, deceased, married Thomas Shore, who lives near Galva, Ill .; Ida Belle is the widow of Nicholas Mercer, and with lier two children, Perry Cicero and Nicholas McC., Jr., resides in Clierokee County, Kan .; Albert Perry is deceased; Ada Alice is the wife of George Mc- Clenihan, who lives near Russell, Lucas County, Iowa; Charles Edward is deceased; William Wal- lace is a prominent attorney of Joplin, Mo .; Jen- nie married Dr. John Bruce, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and a practicing physician of Washing- ton, D. C .; Cora inarried James Halman, a tele- graph operator of San Francisco; John A. is inter- ested in the lead mines at Joplin, Mo .; Cicero C. is a student in the college at Lebanon, Ohio; and Ella Rosa, the youngest of the family, died in childhood.
AWSON H. DELAUDER, Mayor of Agos- ta, Marion County, is now serving his fourth term in this responsible position. In the ranks of the Democratic party he has taken a very interested and energetic part, and has attended every Congressional Convention as a delegate for the past fourteen years. He served acceptably as a member of the Village Council for three years, for a like period was a member of the School Board, and for six years was Justice of the Peace. He owns considerable real estate in the town, and has become well-to-do through his own efforts and good business methods. On his arrival in this locality he opened the carriage and wagon shop which he has conducted ever since, but his public duties have taken up mnuch of his time of late years.
Mr. Delauder was born November 3, 1854, in Frederick County, Md., he being the youngest of six children born to George and Mahala (Boy- er) Delauder, both natives of Maryland. The
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father was a cabinet-maker, and followed that calling until his early death, at the age of thirty- two years, in 1854. His father and mother were natives of Maryland and Virginia, respectively, and on the paternal side he was of French descent, while on the maternal side he was of German ex- traction. Mrs. Mahala Delauder is still living in Hardin County, Ohio, and is now in her seventy- fifth year. Her parents were born in Germany.
Our subject never knew what it was to expe- rience the love and tender care of a father, for that parent died two months before young Law- son's birth. He was reared on the old homestead in Maryland and attended the common school un- til eighteen years of age. He then set about learning the wheelwright's trade, and was em- ployed as an apprentice for a year or more. Jan- uary 8, 1872, he arrived at Larue, Marion Coun- ty, and for the next four years worked in his. brother's wagon shop, after which he became a resident of Agosta, where he has since made his home.
October 3, 1876, the marriage of Mr. Delauder and Mattie A. Long, of Wyandot County, Ohio, was celebrated. Eight children were born of their union, namely: Ollie, who is a successful school teacher of this county; William H. and Lloyd, both of whom died when about two years of age; and Sallie Florence, Grover F., Lawson Rhea, Hershel M. and Frederick E.
Religiously Mr. and Mrs. Delauder are mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The only fraternity with which our subject is identi- fied is the Junior Order of United American Me- chanics.
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ON. JOHN D. GUTHERY. Without a sketch of Mr. Guthery, well known as one of the most successful agriculturists of Ma- rion County, this volume would be incomplete. A resident of Bowling Green Township for many years, he is the owner of one of the finest farms of the locality, which through excellent methods
of fertilization and proper rotation of crops has been brought to a high state of cultivation. The success which he has attained is especially note- worthy, inasmuch as it has been secured through his own unremitting exertions, aided by the efficient co-operation of his excellent wife. He has the distinction of being the largest land-owner of the township, his possessions aggregating probably eighteen hundred acres in this and ad- joining townships.
During : the residence of his parents in Pike County, Ohio, the subject of this notice was born, September 16, 1819, being the second of four children comprising the family of Josepli and Hannah (Dever) Gutliery. William, the eldest, died in 1863, when forty-six years old. Isaac F. passed away in 1889, when sixty-eight years old. Joseph died in 1827, at the age of one year. The father of these sons was born in Greene County, Pa., and was taken by his parents to Ohio when seven years old. In August, 1827, he came to Marion County, and here he continued to make his home until his death, which occurred Feb- ruary 5, 1856. Politically a Democrat, he was a inan of influence in this locality, and aided in the organization of the township. Soon afterward he was chosen Justice of the Peace, being the first incumbent of that office, and when after a service of nine years he resigned, his son, our subject, was elected to succeed him. For his services in the War of 1812 he received a Government land warrant. A kind-hearted, generous and hospita- ble man, he made many friends among the pio- neers of this section, and was beloved for his pro- bity of character. His liberal benefactions to those in need were often niade at the sacrifice of his own interests, for he was generous even to a fault. Full of years and honors he passed to his reward, and his body was laid to rest in the fani- ily burying-ground on the old homestead. In religious belief he was identified with the United Brethren Church.
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