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Samuel Robinson, No. 2,977, 600 acres, Lucas Sullivant, October 30, 1797.
Lucas Sullivant, No. 3,162, 640 acres, Lucas Sullivant, April 15, 1798.
Richard Stephenson, No. 2,671, 1,000 acres, Lucas Sullivant, April 4, 1798.
Lucas Sullivant, No. 2,675, 1,000 acres, Lucas Sullivant, October 26, 1797.
Lucas Sullivant, No. 3,272, 100 acres, James Galloway, April 14, 1801. Lucas Sullivant, Nos. 3,311 and 3,312, 413 acres, Lucas Sullivant, June 7 and July 7, 1798.
Richard Stephenson, No. 3,482, 5663 acres, Lucas Sullivant, April 7, 1799.
Richard Stephenson, No. 3,483, 450 acres, Lucas Sullivant, April 7, 1799.
Lucas Sullivant, No. 3,484, 800 acres, mostly in Jerome Township.
Robert Power and Lucas Sullivant, No. 3,682, 3103 acres, Lucas Sulli- vant, September 18, 1799.
John Scott, No. 3,687, 5483 acres, Lucas Sullivant, September 17, 1799. John Knight, No. 3,881, 3443 acres, James Galloway, December 8, 1820.
Elizabeth Rickman, No. 4,067, 1,120 acres, Joseph Kerr, October 24, 1801.
William Petty, No. 4,903, 100 acres, James Galloway, January 15, 1810.
Bolzer King, No. 4,982, 100 acres, James Galloway, January 22, 1807.
Peter Manifold, No. 4,998, 350 acres, Duncan McArthur, October 18, 1809.
Richard Smyth, No. 5,005, 200 acres, James Galloway, February 19, 1807.
Hugh Woodson, No. 5,008, 657 acres, James Galloway, August 15, 1806. Hugh Woodson, No. 5,009, 265 acres, James Galloway, August 15, 1806.
Peter Manifold, No. 5,053, 42 acres, Duncan McArthur, October 18, 1809. Lucas Sullivant, No. 5, 111, 80 acres, Allen Latham, April 5, 1825.
Minor Smith, No. 5,122, 100 acres, James Galloway, January 23, 1807.
James Galloway, Jr., No. 5,124, 400 acres, James Galloway, January 21, 1807.
James Galloway, Jr., Nos. 5,137. 7,964 and 7,218, 6543 acres, James Gal- loway, November 7, 1833.
Richard C. Anderson, No. 5,139, 1,000 acres, James Galloway, February 18, 1807.
William Steel, No. 5,141, 100 acres, James Galloway, April 19, 1817. John Arnold, No. 5,142. 200 acres, James Galloway, March 19, 1807.
Lucas Sullivant, No. 5,236, 100 acres, James Galloway, April 14, 1807.
James Galloway, Jr., No. 5, 743, 200 acres, James Galloway, February 26, 1808.
Tuttle Hudson, No. 6,233, 100 acres, James Galloway, June 1, 1809.
James Galloway, Jr., No. 6,602, 683 acres, James Galloway, March 26, 1810.
James Galloway, Jr., No. 6,973, 100 acres, James Galloway, April 23, 1811; partly in Madison County.
James Galloway, Jr., No. 7,063, 60 acres, James Galloway, April 23, 1811; mostly in Madison County.
Benjamin W. Ladd, No. 7,218, 5923 acres, James Galloway, February 20, 1812.
James Johnston and John Graham, No. 7,245, 543 acres, Walter Dun, May 28, 1812.
John Graham, No. 7,388, 91 acres, Walter Dun, June 4, 1813.
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John Graham, No. 7,393, 313 acres, Walter Dun, August 29, 1812.
James Johnston, No. 7,397, 100 acres, Walter Dun, August 29, 1812.
Joseph Chambers, No 7,399, 863 acres, Walter Dun, August 29, 1812.
Joseph Chambers, No. 7,400, 100 acres, Walter Dun, August 29, 1812. Walter Dun, Nos. 7,751 and 7,754, 447 acres, Walter Dun, July 1, 1813, partly in Jerome Township and Madison County.
G. Scrugg, No. 7,759, 90 acres, Walter Dun, June 26, 1813, mostly in Madison County.
James Johnston and John Graham, No. 7,916, 800 acres, Walter Dun, April 29, 1815.
Walter Dun, No. 8,167, 100 acres, Walter Dun, August 28, 1815.
Walter Dur, No. 8,508, 80 acres, Walter Dun, August 28, 1815.
Walter Dun and John Graham, Nos. 8,536 and 8,698, 441 acres, Walter Dun, April 22, 1816.
Walter Dun, No. 8,783, 350 acres, Walter Dun, June 27, 1816.
Joseph and Benjamin W. Ladd and Thomas Norrell, No. 9,003, 80 acres, James Galloway, April 19, 1817.
Same proprietors, No. 9,005, 13 acres, James Galloway, May 3, 1817.
David Chapman, No. 10,793, 200 acres, Walter Dun, October 5, 1821.
Walter Dun, No. 10,810, 75 acres, Walter Dun, October 4, 1821.
David Chapman, Nos. 10,987 and 12,170, Walter Dun, January 2, 1823; partly in Madison County.
Walter Dun, No. 11,012, 120 acres, Walter Dun, May 31, 1822.
Hugh Woodson, No. 12,075, 55 acres, James Galloway, Jr., December 24, 1822.
Samuel Smith, No. 12,169, 200 acres, Walter Dun, January 9, 1823.
William Scooler and Walter Dun, Nos. 12,240 and 12,877, 258 acres, Cad- wallader Wallace, July 21, 1829.
Thomas Lucas, No. 12,269, 130 acres, E. P. Kendrick, February 24, 1834.
Thomas Lucas, No. 12,269, 12 acres, E. P. Kendrick, February 9, 1834.
Thomas Lucas, No. 12,270, 250 acres, E. P. Kendrick, March 14, 1836.
Joseph Spencer, No. 12,927, 40 acres, James Galloway, Jr., July 10, 1830.
Michael Sager, No. 14,437, 40 acres, E. P. Kendrick, October 10, 1839. J. Galloway, No. 15,310, 80 acres, James Galloway, Jr., August 3, 1847.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
JOHN W. ADAMS, deceased. Our subject, John W. Adams came of New England stock, but was born in Madison County, Ohio, where his father, Charles H., who was a native of Connecticut, settled when that county was a wilderness, and lived to the close of his life. John W. subsequently moved and settled on the farm now occupied by Warren Harris in Darby Township, Union County, where he resided until his death. His wife, Miss Etha Delp, to whom he was married in this county, was a native of Germany, and a danghter of George Il. Delp, of a pioneer family of Union County. Of the six children born to this union, five are living as fol- lows : Charles H., who married Mary llarris, of this county ; Albert married Sarah J. Harris, of this county ; David, Edward and William. The two latter at home, and David, at this time, July, 1882, is largely engaged in banking business at O'Neil City, Neb., where he has been a.so- ciated the past two years. The present generation of the Adams family represent the descend- ants of one of the oldest and respected pioneer connections of Madison and Union Counties.
J. Q. ADAMS, farmer, l'. O. Umonville Center. The Adams and Eastman families were of New Ingland stock. Charles H. Adams and Maluthia, his wife, the grandparents, were among the first arrival of pioneers in Madison County, Ohio, where they both died. A. P. and Betty R. (Converse) Adams, the parents of our subject, were both born and reared on Darby Plains. They rai-ed a family of six children, but two of whom survive, viz., J. Q. and the youngest sis- ter, now the wife of S. MeNeir, of Hardin County, Ohio. The subject of this sketch was born ou the homestead in Madison County, in 1841. He was married in 1861 to Miss Mary Mc-
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Neir, of this county. He served the three months' call for volunteers in Company K, Ohio National Guards, in 1864, and in 1866 settled upon h's present estate, consisting of 123 acres. Ile is School Director at the present time, and a member of the Christian Church. His living children are Flora and Elizabeth U.
J. M. ANDREWS, farmer, P. O. Unionville Center, was born in Montpelier. Vt., February 24, 1814, and is a son of Charles Andrews. lle with his family settled in this county in 1814, purchasing at the time a large traet of land. IIe died in 1823, and she in either 1818 or 1819. Seven children were born to them, two daughters and five sons. He married for his second wife Elizabeth Hurlburt, by whom he had two children. Our subjeet learned the blacksmith trade when a young man, and when of age he had only $35 in money. In 1841, he bought 160 acres of lind, to which he has since added by purchase, and owns at present 361 acres. Jan- uary 21, 1841, he was married to Ann, daughter of Samuel Sager, who bore him twelve children, four of whom are living, viz., Elizabeth, Ira, Alvira and Sarah. A son, Anson P., enlisted, in 1861, in the Thirteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry ; he died at Sutton, W. Va., Sep- tember 13, 1861. Mr A. has served as Township Trustee a number of terms, and is an exem- plary member of the Methodist Church. May 9, 1871, his residence was burned to the ground, and the following year he erected a commodious house which for design and finish has few equals. He is also interested in fish culture and his fish pool is stocked with imported Gern:an carp.
RUFUS ANDREWS, farmer, P. O. Plain City, is the youngest son of Charles and Alvira (Hubbard) Andrews, of Connecticut, who settled in this county in 1814, purchasing at the time a large tract of land. Afterward he bought a tract of land in Franklin County, Ohio. He died in 1823, his wife died in 1819. Our subject was bound out at the age of fourteen years, and four years later went to Madison County, Ohio. May 27, 1840, he was married to Sophia C., daughter of C. Smith, by whom he had six children, one of whom is living, viz., Frank E. Our subject owns 100 acres of the homestead farm and in all he is the possessor of 275 acres of val- uable land. His son, Charles C., enlisted in 1863, in the three months' service, and re-enlisted in the Eighteenth United States Regulars, for three years, but on account of sickness was dis- charged. After recovering he again enlisted in the Forty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he served till the close of the war. Our subject married for his second wife Sarah N., daughter of H. Wheeler, who was born September 3, 1826. Mr. Andrews was born August 13, 1817.
ADDISON BIDWELL, farmer, P. O. Plain City, is a son of Elisha and Doratha (Willey) Bidwell, both natives of Vermont. The family moved to Madison County, Ohio, in 1812, and settled upon 160 acres of military land now embraced in the limits of Canaan Township. He subsequently located on the Little Darby in Pike Township, where he put up the first saw mill erected in this part of the country, which he operated for many years. While felling a tree from the forest to complete the erection of bis log cabin in Canaan Township, his right arm was caught and terribly crushed, which left that member a cripple for life. There being no surgeons at that time, his arm was bandagĀ· d by the settlers, and all aid extended which willing hearts could be- stow. He subsequently became one of the largest and most extensive stock-dealers of the times. Ile cut and sold timber that built many of the first houses of that county. The first cattle sale in Madison County was made by him. He was the father of seventeen children, fifteen ot whom lived to be men and women. The subject of this sketch was born on the homestead in Madison County, Ohio, June 18, 1822. He was married in the same county September 14, 1843, to Miss Mary A., daughter of John Kennedy, a pioneer family of Madison, where she was born. Seven children born to this union are all living, viz. : Elizabeth, wife of S. Holycross, Jasper N., John Q., Alvina, wife of George Fenner, Rosena, wife of M. Guy, Howard, and William H., residing with his parents at home. Mr. Bidwell is connected with the Church Universal of Plain City, and is one of the oldest and respected pioneers of the county.
JOHN BLAND, farmer, P. O. Milford Center, was born in Rutledge County, Va., in 1825, and is a son of Samuel and Abigal (Pherris) Bland, of Virginia. They settled in this county in 1839, and he died in Milford Center in 1877. His estimable wife is yet living at the age of seventy-seven years. Twelve children were born to them, nine of whom are living. Our subject learned the cooper's trade, which he followed seven years. His present estate con- sists in 194 acres, on which he located in 1874. In 1848, he was married to Margaret, daughter of Edward Kennedy. Mrs. Bland died July 7, 1873. Thirteen children were born to theni, six of whom are living, viz .: Robert, John L., Emma, John J., Maggie and Joah.
PETER BLUMENSHINE farmer, P. O. Marysville, is a son of Adam Blumenshine, a native of Germany, who, emigrating with his family to the United States, settled in this township, and was one of its early pioneers. He was the father of twelve children, six of whom survive, The subject of this sketch was born in Union County in 1836. He was married in 1857 to Miss Margaret Colabaken, a native of Germany, who died leaving two children. His present wife was Mis- Barbara Klieber, was born in Union County, and is a daughter of John Klieber. This union has borne two children, both of whom are living. Mr. Blumenshine began the struggle of life with nothing but a strong arm, a willing heart, and the energies of his nature. By close application and perseverance he has accumulated a handsome property and home. He settled
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on his present estate in 1857, consisting of ninety-six acres, upon which is a commodious residence, and is rich and productive land. His living children are Annie, John, Effie E. and Louis G. The family are connected with the German Lutheran Church.
ADAM BROWN, deceased. This esteemed pioneer whose demise occurred after secur- ing this sketch, was born in Fayette County, Penn., September 2, 1813; he was the eld- est son of John and Martha (Clark) Brown, both of whom were natives of Fayette County, Penn. ; they were among the pioneers to Darby Township in the spring of 1834, settling on the banks of the Big Darby ; the homestead purchase covered 256 acres, but subsequent additions in Darby and York Townships, gave him upward of 700 acres, 600 of which were within the boundaries of Darby Township. John Brown was one of the active meu of his time, and figured extensively in the various settlements of the county. He died at his home during the Presiden- tial term of President Tyler. le raised a family of twelve children, two sons and three daughters of whom are living. The subject of this sketch was raised on the homestead farm, and on December 11, 1834, was married to Miss Mary, daughter of John Jolly, who died in July, 1860, leaving one son, Andrew, whose sketch appears in this work. He was again married in October, 1861, to Mrs. Mary A. Price, a widow of William Price, a native of Richland County Ohio, and a daughter of Samuel Berryhill, who was a Representative to the Legislature from that and surrounding counties, at the first session ever held at Columbus. lle was among the early pioneers of the West, and a man of prominence and ability. Adam Brown occupied his cozy home at Unionville Center in 1867, where he resided until his death in the fall of 1882. He was a man of exemplary habits, refined character, and was widely known and highly esteemed throughout the county. For years he was connected with the Presbyterian Church at Milford Center, and in the distribution of his abundant means, he gave freely to benevolent pur- poses, assisting public enterprises and improvements ; with his death passed away a worthy citizen, a good father and devoted husband.
A IDREW BROWN, farmer, P. O. Unionville Center, was born on the old homestead near Unionville in 1841. He is the only living child of Adam Brown, 2d. His farm, which em- braces the homestead, contains 115 acres. He was married in 1863 to Nancy Valentine, a na- tive of Union County, and a daughter of James Valentine. Five children were born to them; of these four are living, viz .: Addie L., Fred F., Ruby W. and Laurena. Mattie is deceased. Mr. Brown filled the office of Assessor five years, and Land Appraiser one term-1880. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is identified with the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery of the Masonic order. Politically, he is Democratic.
H. A. CHAPMAN, farmer, P. O. Plain City, is a son of Abner and Relief (Baldwin) Chap- man, natives of Vermont. IFe, with his youngest brother, David, came on foot to this State in 1810, and located in Franklin County, Ohio, and the following year removed to this county and engaged in teaching school near Plain City, having taught first at his own house, and was the first educator in this whole section of country ; he taught off and on for twenty years. During the time he was thus engaged, he done surveying, the most of which was performed in Logan County, Ohio. Ile also served in the capacity of Justice of the Peace, and was Captain at one time of a company of Home Guards. Six of his children grew to manhood and womanhood, but the following ouly are living: Annis, Samuel D. and II. Amasa. He died in 1864, at the age of seventy-four years. She died in 1878. In early life, he kept a hotel and sold whisky, and, becoming imbued with the principles of temperance, he burst his barrels and let the vile stuff escape. The subject of this sketch was born in Jerome Township in 1825. In 1862, he enlisted in Company I, One IFundred and Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served till the close of the war. In 1852, he was married to Elizabeth II., daughter of Charles H. Chap- man, who bore him five children, two of whom are living, viz .: Darins A. and Fred F. Mrs. C. died in 18 -. His second marriage was celebrated April 16, 1868, to Elizabeth, daughter of John Wesley Hicks, who bore him two children, one living, viz., Earnest. She died in Febru- ary, 1882. She was a graduate of Oberlin College, and taught school twenty-six years, having begun when only sixteen years old. She was an active worker in the church, and during the late war she labored incessantly for the comfort and welfare of our soldiers. Mr. C. and his deceased wife belonged to the Presbyterian Church, to which he has been connected many years.
JASPER CONVERSE, farmer, P. O. Unionville Center, is a grandson of Squire Converse, and a son of Edwin G. and Louisa (Ketch) Converse. ITis father was a native of Vermont, and came with his father to Ohio in an early day, settling in Madison County, where the Squire died. The subject of this sketch was born in Jerome Township, this county, in 1840; his par- ents died when he was eleven years of age, and he was put under the care of L. M. Fairbanks, by whom he was raised. When the call for troops was made in 1861, he enlisted in Company D, Eighteenth United States Infantry, regular service, in which he served until one month after the battle of Stone River. The regiment was then consolidated into battalions, and he was trans- ferred to Company F, First Battalion, in which he served the balance of his three years' term of enlistment. He participated in the battles of Stone River, Perryville, siege of Corinth, Win- chester, Tenn., Resaca, and. lastly, at Pumpkin Viue Creek, where he was taken sick and sent to the hospital, where he remained until the close of his term of service; he was discharged near Jonesboro, Ga. In 1864, he married Melissa, a daughter of Perry Douglas, and a native
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of Madison County. To this union five children have been born, four now living, viz .: Perry, C., Elta M. and Ada I. Mr. Converse settled on his present farm of eighty-one acres in 1865, and has since made it his home. He had two brothers in the war; Henry G. enlisted in the same company and regiment, and died at Louisville while in the service ; Ammon P. enlisted in December, 1861, in the Forty-sixth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war. He was in the battles at Shiloh and Vicksburg, and with Sherman in the march to the sea. He suffered from sickness, but remained with his command until the close of his term of service.
CALEB H. CONVERSE, farmer, P. O. Unionville Center. Rev. Jeremiah Converse, the grandparent of Caleb, was a native of New Hampshire. He joined the Colonial army when sixteen years of age, and was sent out with a company of scouts who were decoyed by the Indians, and but three of the command returned. He was wounded in the shoulder, but es- caped, and soon after the close of the war in 1814 moved with his family and settled on Darby Plains, in Madison County, Ohio. He was a cripple for life from the wound, but lived to attain the advanced age of eighty-two years, dying in 1837. Parley Converse, father of Caleb, was the second son, born in Vermont. He was a minuteman drafted in the war of 1812, but did not serve. He was a mechanic, and held the office of Justice of the Peace many years. His wife, whose maiden name was Arpe Hemenway, was a native of Vermont, who bore him five children, all of whom lived to maturity. They occupied a pioneer home in Madison County, in 1819, when she died in 1823. His death occurred at the home of his son Caleb, in this county, and was in eighty-sixth year of his age. The subject of this sketch was born in Addi- son County, Vt., in 1810. He was married in 1830 to Miss Lovica L. Ketch, a native of Madison County, Ohio. After his removal to Union County, he settled in Champaign County, but returned in 1846 and occupied his present estate consisting of 227 acres, valued at $65 per acre. He was Justice of the Peace for a time, and served the county as Clerk and Treasurer in its primitive days Seven children born to him, are all living, viz .: Nathan W., Obel B., Sarah, wife of G. D. Mitchell ; Orson P. and John L., both served in the Union army during the rebellion ; Bushrod W., and Orinda J., wife of Elon Smith. Family are connected with the M. E. Church of Unionville Center.
S. M. DOCKUM, farmer, P. O. Unionville Center, is a grandson of James C. and Polly Dockum, natives of New Hampshire, from which point they entered Canada, and were residents of Dun- ham ten years. In 1813, they moved and settled on the Little Darby in this township; thence to Madison County, Ohio, where he founded a home on Barron Run and passed the remainder of life's journey, dying in the seventy-second year of his age. The subject of this sketch was born in Madison County, Ohio, August 7, 1840, and is the seventh son of James and Betsy (Clement) Dockum. His father was first married to Miss Phebe, daughter of Jacob Jones, April 15, 1819; she died July 29, 1822, aged twenty-two years. Three children, the fruits of this union, are all deceased. His second marriage was to Miss Betsy Clement, which occurred April 13, 1826; eight sons were born to this union, three of whom are living, viz .: Maskel, Marium and Lester. Mr. Dockum was reared on the homestead farm and has always followed that occupa- tion. He served in the three months' call for volunteers in 1862, enlisting in Company E, Eighty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was married in 1865, to Miss Maggie, daughter of David Sager, and a native of Darby Township. Mr. Dockum is a member of the Masonic fra- ternity, and a representative branch of one of the oldest and respected families. Minnie is their only living child.
LESTER A. DOCKUM, merchant, Unionville Center, is a grandson of James C. and Polly Dockum, natives of New Hampshire, from which point they entered Canada, where they resided until 1813, when they moved and occupied a pioneer home on the Little Darby in this township; subsequently he moved to Madison County, where he lived to the close of his life, aged seventy- two years. The subject of this sketch was born in Madison County, Ohio, in 1845, and is a son of James and Betsy (Clement ) Dockum, natives of Vermont and New York respectively. Mr. Dockum was reared on the homestead. lle served the three months' call for volunteers in the Union army, enlisting in Company K, One Hundred and Ninety-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in 1862, but the regiment did not go into active service until 1864. He was married in 1866 to Miss Hattie V., daughter of John Russell, and a native of this county. In 1879, Mr. Dockum succeeded Fouke & Co., in a general stock of goods at Unionville Center, where he has since been actively engaged, and is conducting a good trade. He carries a complete stock of goods, and is widely and favorably known. He is a member of the City Council, the Masonic fratern- ity, and politically is a thorough Republican. His living children are Ettie B. and Adelbert H.
JOHN DOUGLASS, farmer, P. O. Unionville Center, is the youngest son of David, Jr., and Sarah (Mathews) Douglass, the former a native of Connecticut, and the latter of Kentucky, where they were married. He, David, Jr., was a soldier in the war of 1812, and his father, David, served in the Revolutionary war. Father and son were early settlers of Madison County, where they raised families and died. David, Jr., raised a family of twelve children, all but one of whom are living. The subject of this sketch was born in Madison County, Ohio, in April, 1830. He was raised on the homestead farm, and was married in his native county to Miss Anna Converse March 9, 1852. She was born in Madison County, Ohio, July 27, 1830. Her
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father, Charles Converse, was born January 22, 1794, and died in Madison County, Ohio, Oc- tober 3, 1879. His wife, Phebe, (Norton) Converse, was born December 10, 1803, and died January 14, 1870. John and Anna Douglass had born to them four children, two of whom are living, viz .: Emma J., wife of L. H. Miller, and David M. Mr. Douglass settled on his present farm in 1858, at that time consisting of ninety-seven acres, covered with a dense wood. This land he has worked energetically in clearing, and now has a fine farm of 103 acres, valued at $65 per acre, the original purchase being $12} per acre. Mr. Douglass enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Ohio National Guards, three months' service, in 1864, and served the call. The Douglas family are noted for longevity and robust constitution. They are among the oldest pioneer families of the county, and are members of the Church Uni- versal at Plain City.
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