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The township is well favored in being possessed of a multitude of streams, brooks and rivulets, which through many a field and fallow fret their mossy banks, as, babbling onward on their way, in trilling cadences, like "the swell of some sweet tune," they never ceasing seem to sing:
"For men may come and men may go But I go on for ever."
The main stream of all is Tymochtee Creek which enters the township from Marseilles on the farm of H. and P. H. Haner, in Section 32, and, after describing some eccentric convolutions, one time swift, another time slow, as it meanders through Sections 32, 31, 32 again, 29, 28, 29 again, 28 again, 21, 16, 21 again, 22, 15, 16, 15 again, 10, 9, 10 again, 3, 4, and 3 again, it bids adieu to Mifflin and hastens away to mingle with the San- dusky River. Of the many tributaries that purvey to the channel of the Tymochtee in this township, Warpole Run is the chief, connecting with it from the southeast in the northwest quarter of Section 10, and the several veins that contribute toward its existence have their sources in Sections 34, 26 and 25 respectively, and in Pitt Township, from which latter, two streams, one named St. James' Run, emanate. Sugar Run rises in Section 17, flows nearly due north and unites with the Tymochtee in the extreme west of Section 3. Oak Run has its birth in Jackson Township, one arm
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entering Mifflin in Section 18, and another in Section 19. A small re- enforcement meets Oak Run just as it is about leaving Mifflin for Salem Township in the northwest corner of Section 4. Besides these tributaries mentioned, there are some seven or eight streamlets, all adding their indi- vidual modest modicum.
ROADS, ETC.
The old Bellefontaine road, which was cut by the troops under Gen. Harrison in 1812, enters Mifflin Township from Pitt Township, on Section 13, through a corner of which it passes, tbence through Sections 24, 23, 26 and 27, and enters Marseilles Township at Section 33, after traversing in about a southwest direction. Another road enters on the east, on Section 36, leading due west into Jackson Township at J. O. Vanorsdall's farm. Section 31. From this highway a branch strikes off on Section 32, leading north and northwest, and also entering Jackson on Section 30. Other roads traverse the township to and from all the cardinal points of the compass. The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad crosses Mifflin in a west by south direction, penetrating from Salem Township at the extreme north- east corner of Section 4, which it passes through, also Sections 5 and 6, thence through Kirby Village, in the northeast corner of the township, where there is a station.
FIRST SETTLEMENTS.
Samuel Stansberry, born in 1806, in Massachusetts, came to this town- ship in 1830, and entered eighty acres of land. He died in 1852, having accumulated considerable property. James Halstead, also one of the early pioneers, was born in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in 1797. He married, in On- tario County. N. Y., Anna Irwin, and settled in this township in 1830, remaining a resident of the township till 1850, when he removed to Indiana, and four years later to Piatt County, Ill., where he died in 1873. John Clinger moved with his family to this county in 1830 and settled in Mifflin Township, where he purchased eighty acres, which he cleared and occupied till his death, which occurrred November 18, 1880.
Others that came about this period were: Wilford Whaley (born August 25, 1822), Andrew J. Kail, John Haner (born in New York), John Farmer, Daniel and Israel Straw, Abram Clark, William Bowsher, Hanson Hooker, Henry and Philip Haner, David Young, James, William and Jobn Irvin, Alexander McCleary, John Hankins, Wolford Whaley, John Farthing, An- drew and Isaac Farmer, John Henry, Jacob Leonard, John Ackley, Rich- ard Parlet, Thomas Hendrickson, James Gibson, Martin Dickens, Daniels and his son Julius, David Bowen, Sr. (a native of Pennsylvania; moved to this county in 1835, and June 17, same year, settled in Mifflin Township; on the farm on which he located stood an old Indian tavern; his son, David Bowen, still resides in this township). From 1835 to 1839 came Wesley Davenport and Mr. Brown (who laid out Brownstown), Richard Lee, Will- iam Lee, James O'Neil, Tunis Ten Eyck, Adam Smith, Moses Ricker, John A. Swartz, Jacob Hollanshead, Daniel Pierson, Walter Simerson, Thomas Snider, Abraham Clark and Cornelius Young.
The following were the owners of real and personal estate in the town- ship of Mifflin in 1845:
OWNERS OF REAL ESTATE.
Jedidiah Allen, Sections 35 and 36, 482 acres; William Bowsher, Sec- tion 32, 50 acres; Jesse Bowsher, Section 36, 40 acres; George G. Baker, Sections 8, 7, 18 and 19, 425 acres; Lucretia Curtis, Section 32, 35 acres;
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Shadwick Chandler, Section 18, 40 acres; James B. Cook, Section 31, 84 acres; Abraham Clark, Section 30, 83 acres; William Carey, Section 31, 160 acres; Sarah Davenport, Section 33, 25 acres; Martin Dickens, Sections 32, 33, 34 and 35, 309 acres; Charles Ely, Sections 6 and 7, 416 acres; John Farmer, Sections 30 and 32, 116 acres; Abner Farthing, Sec- tion 33, 40 acres; Charles Graham, Sections 17 and 18, 183 acres; Henry Huber, Section 30, 40 acres; William Halstead, Section 34, 62 acres; Hanson Hooker, Section 18, 160 acres; James Halstead, Section 29, 85 acres; Henry Jones, Section 30, 40 acres; Orange Johnson, Section 7, 160 acres; Eliza- beth Knouse, Section 30, 40 acres; Isaac Longnecker, Section 19, 80 acres; George Lauck, Section 18, 81 acres; Richard Lee, Section 33, 41 acres; Henry Leonard, Section 31, 83 acres; John Maine, Section 18, 40 acres; Charles Merriman, Section 30, 243 acres; Alexander McCleary, Section 33, 160 acres; John R. Osborn, Section 34, 40 acres; James O'Neil, Section 32, 35 acres; John Y. Pettys, Sections 20 and 29, 115 acres; Horace Pot- ter, Section 19, 163 acres; Thomas Perkins, Sections 5, 7 and 33, 248 acres; Daniel Pierson, Section 31, 83 acres; William Pierson, Section 31, 84 acres; Benjamin Price, Section 6, 163 acres; George Sinn, Section 20, 100 acres; Henry St. John, Sections 5, 6, and 7, 354 acres; Israel Straw, Sections 33 and 34, 120 acres; Daniel Straw, Section 33, 1 acre; State of Ohio; Basil Young, Section 31, 40 acres; John Young, Section 29, 100 acres; John Yeager, Section 30, 163; Moses Richey, Sections 18, 34 and 35, 340 acres; Thomas S. Perkins, Sections 8 and 29, 100 acres; James Irvin, Section 17, 100 acres.
OWNERS OF PERSONAL ESTATE.
John S. Bunker, Ebenezer Baker, William Bowsher, Henry Bowsher, Abraham Clark, Abraham Clark, Jr., Henry Cregalow, Solomon Cook, James Cook, Catharine Davenport, James Dearinger, Martin Dickens, Jonas Dennis, David Eggleston, John Eastwood, Thomas L. Farthing, Murrillo H. Gillett, Thomas B. Hendrickson, Thomas H. Hawkins, Timo- thy Hawkins, Lewis Hawkins, James Halstead, William Halstead, Henry H. Haner, Philip H. Haner, John Haner, Anthony Hall, James I. Irwin, John M. Irwin, William Jones, Charles Jones, John Jones, Alexander Mc- Cleary, Robert McCleary, William McCleary, Thomas Moore, James O'Neil, William P. Pierson, Philemon Pierson, Daniel Pierson, Nicholas Rumble, Samuel M. Stansberry, Daniel Straw, Lewis Straw, Israel Straw, David Straw, Jr., Samuel C. Straw, John Stevens, John Shaw, Henry Swartz, Jacob A. Swartz, Royal Shuman, David G. Turner, Eli Vanorsdall, George Williams, James Young, Lewis Young, Cornelius Young, John Yeager, Ebenezer Zane.
SCHOOLS.
The first school held in the township was in the traditional primitive "temple of learning," located in this case on the land of Martin Dickens, two miles east of Brownstown. Among the early teachers may be mentioned William Harrison, Benjamin Olney, William Jones and Nancy M. Swartz. The number of school buildings now in Mifflin is eleven, established one in each of Sections 1, 4, 6 (in the village of Kirby), 7, 17, 15, 21, 23, 25, 30 and 34.
CHURCHES, ETC.
Previous to any church building being erected in Mifflin, early services were held either in the schoolhouse or in the cabins of the settlers, truly humble in an architectural point of view, but in the sight of high
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Heaven, as noble as the proudest and grandest cathedral, for, the words of the poet :
"God attributes to place No sanctity, if none be thither brought By men who there frequent."
Methodist Episcopal Church, Wesley Chapel .- The first meeting of this society was held in the winter of 1858-59, at Swartz's schoolhouse, by L. D. Rodgers and William Bivens, and was first organized in the winter of 1859, at Mifflin Center, by Rev. L. D. Rodgers, missionary, on which occasion were present some forty members, among whom were J. A. Swartz and wife, U. S. Craiglaw and wife, B. F. Parlett, D. H. Parlett, R. J. Craiglaw and wife, M. A. Parlett, Miss Parlett, Mrs. Sarah Ewart, John Parlett, Lewis Young and wife. The first church building, and the very first of any denomination in the township, was the Wesleyan Chapel, a frame structure 36x40 feet, erected in 1860 at a cost of $800, located in the southeast corner of the southeast quarter of Section 15. The pastors who have served this society from its organization are as follows: Revs. L. D. Rodgers and Jacob Hoopner, three years ; William Close, one year; - - Smith, one year; James Deheal and Cable, one year; Samuel Barig, one year; Solomon Lind- sey, two years; Jabez Blair, one year. There is at present a membership of sixty, and the church officers are as follow: Leaders, J. A. Swartz, W. C. Keller, S. P. Kail; Trustees, W. C. Keller, B. B. Wentz and Samuel Clinger.
Methodist Episcopal Church, Salem Chapel .- In 1857, this society held its first meeting in this township in a log schoolhouse near Parlett's Corners, presided over by L. D. Rodgers, and the initial organization was completed in 1858 in the same log schoolhouse by L. D. Rodgers. There were, on that occasion, present about twenty members, the names of some of whom we are enabled to give, as follows: Robert Parlett and wife; Matthew Mc- Cleary and wife, W. F. Smith and wife; H. D. Parlett and wife; W. W. Whaley and wife, and Elizabeth Smith. The first church building erected by this congregation in this township was named Salem Chapel; it stands in the northwest corner of Section 32. It is of brick, 32x40 feet, and cost $2,000. The pastors who have served this society from its organization are as follows: Revs. L. D. Rodgers, two years; J. H. Close, two years; J. S. Delille, two years; J. N. Calb, one year; Smith, one year; S. M. Boggs, two years; J. J. Finlay, one year; Miller, one year; J. S. Blair, two years; S. Lindsey, one year; W. W. Lanze, three years; J. C. Clemens, three years; William Dunlap, three years; and W. M. Lucas, present pastor, in his second year. There is a present membership of fifty souls, and the existing officers of Salem Chapel are as follows: Trustees, J. P. Bear, John A. McCleary, J. Johnson, H. Parlett and M. A. Parlett; Steward, A. G. Fox; Leaders, Joshua McCleary, A. G. Fox and F. M. Fox. The largest revival meeting held in connection with this society was under the guidance of Rev. W. W. Lanze, at which time thirty souls were converted; Rev. J. C. Clemens also held a revival and succeeded in accom- plishing twenty-five conversions; Rev. William Dunlap secured about twelve conversions; and Rev. W. M. Lucas, on occasion of his grand revival meeting of 1883, some twenty-five.
There are now five church edifices in Mifflin Township, established as follows: Church of God, Kirby Village; Methodist Episcopal Church, in Section 15; Methodist Episcopal Church, in Section 32; Christian Union Church, in Section 31; and Union Church, at Brownstown. There is a
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cemetery in each of Sections 31, 32, 33, 23 and 18, besides some private burial places.
OFFICIAL.
Trustees, 1845, Henry Swartz, James Halstead, John Hankins.
1846-James Halstead, John Hankins, Lewis Young.
1847-James I. Irvin, Charles Jones, Alexander McClain.
1848-Andrew Vanorsdall, John Maybee, James I. Irwin. *
1849-James I. Irwin, Alexander McCleary, Thomas B. Hendrickson. 1850-Alexander McCleary, Thomas B. Hendrickson, William Snider.
1851-Alexander McCleary, William Snider, Timothy F. Young.
1852-James I. Irwin, Henry Swartz, Henry F. Haner.
1853-James B. Cook, Alexander McCleary, Comfort Gillett.
1854 -- James B. Cook, Alexander McCleary, Jacob Hollanshead. 1855-Jacob Hollanshead, James B. Cook, David Bower.
1856-James I. Irwin, Timothy F. Young, David Bower. 1857-David Bower, James I. Irwin, Timothy H. Young.
1858-Timothy H. Young, R. W. Hammond, Robert McCleary.
1859-Timothy F. Young, R. W. Hammond, Joel Straw.
1860 -- R. W. Hammond, Joel Straw, Timothy F. Young.
1861 -- Joel Straw, Timothy F. Young, R. W. Hammond.
1862 -- Joel Straw, Timothy F. Young, John Selover. 1863-A. J. Kail, David Bower, John Selover.
1864-A. J. Kail, David Bower, John Selover.
1865-A. J. Kail, P. W. Kiser, Jacob Hollanshead.
1866-A. J. Kail, Jacob Hollanshead, J. A. Swartz.
1867-J. A. Swartz, James A. Kail, Morgan Simerson.
1868-Andrew J. Kail, James A. Kail, Aaron D. Snider.
1869-Andrew J. Kail, A. D. Snider.
1870-Andrew J. Kail, A. G. Fox, Aaron D. Snider.
1871-Andrew J. Kail, J. B. Dean, Isaac Mann.
1872-J. B. Dean, Andrew J. Kail, Peter Kotzenmeyer.
1873-James F. Lindsay, J. B. Dean, Peter Kotzenmeyer.
1874-James A. Kail, Asa Quail, Hamilton Dean.
1876-Hamilton Dean, Asa Quail, Andrew J. Kail. 1876-Andrew J. Kail, Asa Quail, Hamilton Dean. 1877-Andrew J. Kail, John Selover, John Justice. 1878-John Selover, David Bower, Peter Kotzenmeyer. 1879-Timothy F. Young, George Thiel, S. T. Jaqueth.
1880-John Wright, Charles H. Bradley, Peter Kotzenmeyer.
1881-John W. McCleary, Asa Quail, Jacob P. Bear.
1882-John W. McCleary, Asa Quail, Andrew J. Kail.
1883-John R. Young, William Smith, Lewis Wagner.
Clerks-1845, Lewis Young;} 1846, James Jackson; 1847-48, Lewis Young; 1849, Charles Jones; 1850, Lewis Young; 1851-52, George Adams; 1852-54, Lewis Young; 1855-57, Lewis Young; 1858, Wesley Kiser; 1859, P. W. Kiser; 1860-62, Wesley Kiser; 1863, Jacob A. Swartz; 1864-65, John D. Shaw; 1866-67, J. J. Schwallick; 1868-69, Jacob A. Swartz; 1870, John S. Demarest; 1871, M. L. Rowland; 1872, John S. Demarest; 1873- 74, J. J. Schwallick; 1875-76, Wesley Kiser; 1877-80, William A. Foucht; 1881-82, Jacob C. Miller; 1883, Byron B. Wentz.
*Appointed to fill vacancy caused by the death of Andrew Vanorsdall.
+Appointed in place of William Jones.
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Treasurers-1845-47, Daniel Straw; 1848, Thomas B. Hendrickson; 1849-57, Daniel Straw; 1857, Jacob Hollanshead (appointed to fill vacan- cy); 1858-69, Jacob Hollanshead; 1870-71, James H. Lindsay; 1872, Charles Bradley; 1873-77, Jacob Hollanshead; 1878, David R. Maxwell; 1879-80, Samuel A. Hale; 1881-82, Orrin F. Straw; 1883, John W. Mc- Cleary.
Justices of the Peace-1845, Daniel Straw, David Pierson, William Jones; 1846, Daniel Straw; 1848, Lewis Young; 1849, Daniel Straw; 1851, M. Gillett; 1853, Thomas Gatchell; 1855, Daniel Straw; 1856, Jacob Hol- lanshead; 1858, David Haines; 1859, Jacob Hollanshead, Thomas Gatchell; 1863, Morgan Simerson; 1867, Jacob Hollanshead; 1868, Alfred Ansmin- ger; 1870, Jacob A. Swartz; 1871, Alfred Ansminger; 1874, La Fayette Rowland; 1876, Jacob A. Swartz; 1877, La Fayette Rowland; 1879, Ephraim Stansbury; 1880, La Fayette Rowland; 1882, Ephraim Stans- bury; 1883, La Fayette Rowland.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The first elections in Mifflin were held at Brown's Corners, now known as Brownstown, never regularly laid out, where there was in days of yore an inn in which refreshments for man and beast, more especially man, were dispensed, and it was no unusual thing at the organization of the township, at which time there was a great deal of travel, to find the "Corner Inn " and the trading-house that also stood there crowded with wayfarers on their way to Henry, Hancock or Hardin Counties. The first settler at Browns- town was the individual after whom it was named, and who lived there about three years, then moved away. Early settlers had to go to Upper Sandusky and Tiffin for their supplies, until the first store in Mifflin was opened out, which was in Brownstown, kept by Daniel Straw.
The first saw mill erected in the township was on Tymnochtee Creek, in Section 28. There are now four mills in Mifflin -one in Kirby Village, owned by Jacob Shuler; one in Section 18, owned by Joseph Daugherty; one in Section 15, owned by Mr. Myers; and one in Section 21, owned by Mr. Haner. The first physician is said to have been Dr. Cover, and the first cabinet-maker Daniel Straw.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
C. P. BRICHER, an enterprising merchant of Kirby, was born October 22, 1856, in Seneca County, Ohio. He is the son of Stephen and Anna (Dun- nersbough) Bricher, both of German nativity and descent. Mr. Bricher came with his parents to Wyandot County when but two years of age, and was engaged with them in farm labor till his nineteenth year. He received a good English education, and in the year 1878, entered upon the grocery business as a clerk for Mr. Carter, in Kirby. This position he retained about eighteen months, when the establishment was turned over to Mr. Switzer, and Mr. Bricher was placed in full charge of the same. Here he remained till the year 1880, when he purchased a stock of general mer. chandise, and opened up an establishment of his own, where he is still engaged. Mr. Bricher is a member of the Catholic Church, and is Demo- cratic in his political views.
DANIEL CLINGER, born in this county, January 28, 1839, is a son of John and Barbara Clinger, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German parent- age. His parents located in this county about 1830, and purchased eighty acres of land, on which they afterward resided, his father dying November
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18, 1880. He was a member of the Albright Church. Daniel Clinger was reared on the farm. He enlisted for three years, or during the war, in the Third Ohio Cavalry, in December, 1861, and joined the army of the Cum- berland, participating in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Berryville, Stone River, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Resaca, Mumfordville and many minor engagements. He served his fall time and was discharged at Nashville, Tenn. Returning home, he engaged in farming, and in the course of a few years purchased fifty acres of land where he now resides. Mr. Clinger was married July 15, 1860, to Miss Eliza Young, daughter of Lewis and Chris- tina Young, and born August 1, 1844. They have three children: James A., born August 24, 1861; Ida J., December 28, 1865; Elliott E., November 15, 1867. Mr. Clinger is a Republican, and both he and Mrs. Clinger are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
HAMILTON DEAN was born in this county, April 30, 1844. He is a son of Abraham and Nancy (Simmerson) Dean, natives of New York; the former born August 10, 1808; the latter July 20, 1805. They were married January 11, 1827, and eight children were born to them-Mary, Isaac, Sophia, John, Martin, Edward, Hamilton and Eliza. Clarinda M. is deceased, having passed away July 6, 1835. The father came to this county in 1836 and died October 20, 1873, leaving 100 acres of land as an estate. The mother is still living, in her seventy-eighth year. Hamilton Dean, the subject of this notice, was reared on the farm and early learned the lessons of industry. He was married March 3, 1866, to Miss Ruby Vanorsdall, daughter of Andrew and Katie Vanorsdall, and three children are the fruits of their union-Clemmie L., born April 2, 1870; Perry L., May 30, 1872; Orra E., June 23, 1878. Mrs. D. was born November 21, 1843. Mr. Dean resided with his father till 1870, and then purchased his present farm of eighty acres, which he has placed in excellent repair. He is a member of the Christian Union Church, and well respected by the citi- zens of his community.
JAMES GIBSON was born in Ross County, Ohio, March 6, 1805. He is a son of Robert and Rhoda (Donavan) Gibson, natives of Delaware and New Jersey respectively. They were married in the former State, in 1798, Mrs. Gibson dying in 1808. Their children were John, born in 1799, James and a daughter who died at one year of age. Mr. Gibson subsequently married Mrs. Amelia Reed, widow of Meyer Reed, and the following chil- dren were born to them: Joseph, David, Benjamin, William, Eliza and Robert. In April, 1821, Mr. Gibson came from Fairfield County, and entered 160 acres in Tymochtee Township, where he died in 1861. James Gibson, the subject of this sketch, returned to Fairfield County, where he learned the blacksmith's trade, which he engaged in many years in this State and Michigan. He was married March 31, 1838, to Mary Ann, daughter of John Beam, a native of Maryland, and a miller by trade. Their children are Joel W., born December 15, 1842; Delilah, November 19, 1844; Emma December 5, 1846; Cornelius, December 22, 1848; Julia, December, 1850. The deceased were Eliza, born February 11, 1839, died 1839; Louisa, born December 16, 1852, died 1856. Mrs. Gibson's demise occurred in December, 1853, and Mr. Gibson was married in 1858, to Mrs. Rachel Corderey, widow of Andrew Corderey, and daughter of Mr. Carpenter, of Marion County. She died in 1872. Mr. Gibson resides on his farm of 132 acres, eighty of which were entered before the land sales of 1845. He also owns forty acres near by. He is a Democrat, and member of the Universalist Church.
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JOHN HANER was born near Albany, N. Y., August 27, 1822, and is the son of Henry H. and Sarah (Strope) Haner. His parents came to this county in March, 1838, and purchased 111 acres in the township, where they resided until 1863, when they emigrated to Kansas, where his father died in 1879. John Haner, our subject, came to this locality when quite young. In 1858, he bought eighty-two acres of school land, which he has cleared and transformed into a pleasant home. He was married November 9, 1847, to Miss Lovina A. Vanorsdall, daughter of Andrew and Kate Van- orsdall, and three children were born to them-Darwin G., September 1, 1848; Cynthia A., September 23, 1850; and Henry A., October 26, 1852. Mrs. Haner departed this life October 30, 1852; and Mr. Haner was mar- ried in 1863, to Miss Sophia Dean, daughter of Abraham and Nancy Dean, six children resulting from this marriage-Dorleska J., born September 16, 1864: Alfred B., February 28, 1866; Ella M., May 1, 1866; John, January 26, 1870; George E., July 16, 1872; and Mary E., December 26, 1876. Mr. Haner still resides on his first purchase, having lived in the same place about thirty-three years.
J. E. HEALY was born November 21, 1830, in Stark County, Ohio. He is the son of Horace and Elizabeth (Brumel) Healy-the former born February 24, 180S-natives of Vermont and Pennsylvania respectively, and of Scotch and German lineage. Ten children were born to them, three brothers and three sisters still surviving, namely: John E., Stephen and William: Catherine, Philinda and Elizabeth. While a youth, when not in school, Mr. Healy was engaged in blacksmithing and farming till his mar- riage on June 5, 1855, to Miss Minerva Hazen, daughter of Jacob and Mar- garet (Crottinger) Hazen. She was born May 26, 1836. and is the mother of five children, four living-Isaac N, born September 29, 1856; Stephen E., December 7, 1857; Alice, February 28, 1859; and William, March 27, 1861. After his marriage our subject engaged in blacksmithing, carpentry, clerking and general labor until 1864. September 26, he enlisted in the service of his country, joining Company C, One Hundred and Eightieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; he was mustered in at Camp Chase, and started immediately for Nashville He was assigned to the Twenty- third Army Corps and took part in the three days' battle at Wiges Cross Roads, this being his first engagement. Besides this he was engaged in a few skirmishes with Bragg, Lee and Johnson till the surrender of the latter General. He was then sent to Charlotte, N. C., where he received his dis. charge, and afterward to Columbus, Ohio, where he was mustered out in September, 1865. He then returned home, where he still resides, and is reckoned among the pioneers of the county. He has a vivid recollection of the Indian, and is familiar with his treacherous character. In politics, Mr. Healy is a Republican. He is a member of the G. A. R., and highly esteemed as a citizen.
RUSSELL B. HENDRICKSON was born in this county July 8, 1834. and is the son of Thomas B. and Mary (Martin) Hendrickson. His father was born in Delaware August 12, 1794; and was married in Cumberland in 1812, to Mary Martin, daughter of Robert Martin, a minister of the Meth. odist Episcopal Church. Their children were -- Maria, John W., Henrietta, Sophia, Lennox, Elizabeth and Michael C .- all living but Lennox, who died in 1834. In 1838, the father moved to Marseilles Township, where he purchased 160 acres, and where he died August 14, 1875. The mother died May 6, 1860. Russell B., our subject, was educated in the old "Tranquil- ly " Schoolhouse, now called Pleasant Grove. He was married October 31,
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