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Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, April 2, 1811 ; he attended school till he was 14, when he served an apprenticeship of two years at the cooper trade and one year at brewing ; he then traveled till he was 20, at which time he was called in for service in the Hessian army ; by contributing to a general fund which was kept for the purpose of hiring substitutes, the sum of 95 guilders-nearly $40-he was released from further obligations to the army. On the 4th of April, 1832 he em- barked on a sail vessel at Bremenhaven for America, and was landed at Balti- more, Md. on the 4th of June, being 60 days on the voyage ; he soon found his way to Penn., where he engaged in teaming for a time ; he came to Ohio Oct. 25, 1833, and located in Fairfield County, where he at once began coopering ; he was married Oct. 23, 1836, to Miss Nancy Kanney, a native of Maryland. She came to this State in 1825, her parents preceding her about one year. Soon after the marriage of Mr. H. he began the occupation of farming, which he has ever since followed with eminent success ; he disposed of the farm which he possessed in Fairfield County, and came to this county Aug. 30, 1849, locating in Sec. 30, on 123 acres which he purchased ; since then by industry and economy he has added to this till now he has a farm of 273 acres ; on this he has erected one of the finest brick residences in the Township, and has put the farm under the best modern improvements ; he is one of the self-made men of this country. When he landed at Baltimore, he had in his pocket only 37 cents, all his earthly possessions. Though he landed with an empty purse, he was possessed of an indomitable energy and perseverance which served him well then and has ever since been his guiding genius. Mr. and Mrs. H. are the parents of nine children, of whom four have deceased ; two sons and three daughters are still living ; all have attained to majority. Two daughters have been united in marriage, one living at home, the other in Minnesota.
SQUIRE JEFFERIS, farmer ; P. O. German. The subject of this memoir, Squire Jefferis, was born in German Township, Darke Co., Ohio, June 26, 1828 ; he is of English descent ; he lived with his parents until he attained to his major- ity, assisting in the duties of the farm, which then consisted largely in removing the forests from the land, preparatory to farming ; his winter months were devoted to the acquisition of knowledge in the common schools, which were then after the pioneer style ; he attended his first school in the second schoolhouse erected in the township, which stood on Sec. 13 ; his first instructor was Milton Moore ; by close attention to his books, he qualified himself for the profession of teaching, and taught his first school in 1850, in what was known as the "James Daily District," in German Township ; the building in which he taught was only 16x18 feet, and his average daily attendance forty ; he was recompensed for his arduous labor at the rate of $15 per month, boarding himself ; he followed teaching during the winter months for a period of ten years, and for five summers during this time engaged in the manufacture of brick, the balance of the summers were spent in farming. In 1858, lie was married to Miss Margaret A. Brown, daughter of John and Mary Brown ; after his marriage he moved to Washington Township, and engaged in farming ; in the same spring, he was elected Constable of the town- ship, to which office he was elected for four years in succession ; he lived with his wife about six years, when they separated and broke up housekeeping ; one child was born to this union, viz., Ida Jane. For several years subsequent to this, he had no permanent home. On the 9th of February, 1869, he was united in mar- riage to Martha M. Butler, of Randolph Co., Ind .; she is the daughter of James and Elizabetli E. Butler ; the same spring of his marriage, he moved to German Township, locating on Sec. 3, where he has since lived ; three children are the fruits of this union, a son and two daughters. The chief occupation of our sub- ject has been farming, though he has dealt to some extent in stock for the last fifteen or twenty years; in 1872, he was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace, and served a term of three years, discharging the duties thereof, with com- mendable zeal and satisfaction to his constituency ; he is the son of Darlington L. and Mary Jefferis. Darlington L. was born in Virginia, Oct. 25, 1796; in
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1798. his father moved to Fayette Co., Penn., where they lived until 1806 ; at this time they emigrated to Ohio and located in Butler Co .; at the end of two years, they moved to Clinton Co .; in 1820. Darlington L. left the parental roof, to try his fortunes in the wilds of Darke Co .; he first made his home with Peter Kimball, in Washington Township, and the same year entered 160 acres of land in German Township. His marriage with Miss Mary Potter was celebrated the following year. 1821 ; she was the daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Drew) Potter, natives of New Jersey, and early pioneers of this State, coming here in 1816. Shortly after the marriage of Mr. Jefferis, he erected a log cabin on his land, into which he moved and began life in earnest ; by his indomitable energy and persevering industry, being ably assisted by his noble wife, he soon made the wilderness " blossom as the rose ;" by good management he added to his farm, until he sub- sequently had in his possession over 500 acres of fertile land, under excellent improvement ; he is still living on the farm he entered sixty years ago. There were born to Darlington L. and Mary Jefferis, ten children, viz .: Rebecca, deceased in infancy ; Julian, deceased at the age of 13 ; Job D., married to Caroline Coble ; Squire, subject of this sketch; John, deceased at age of 3 years ; Milton M., married to Louisa Chenoweth; Mary A., married to Samuel F. Armstrong ; Joshua. married to Sarah J. Ware; William H. H. died at the age of 22, at Nash- ville, Tenn., while in the service of his country in the late rebellion ; his remains were brought home and buried beside his friends gone before ; Elizabeth, married to William H. Mills. Darlington L. Jefferis is a son of Job and Rebecca (Long) Jefferis ; Job J. was born in Chester Co., Penn., June 9, 1776, and married Rebecca, daughter of Owen and Lydia Long, Dec. 10. 1794; she deceased four years after their marriage, leaving a son, Darlington L., the father of our subject ; his second marriage was consummated with Rebecca Vail, whose death occurred shortly after ; a daughter was born to this union, Catherine, who subsequently married Ivan Ward, and moved to Jay Co., Ind. Mr. Jefferis married Elizabeth Nichalson for his third wife, who died Oct. 19, 1856 ; three children were born to this union-Job E., Joab and Hannah. Mr. Jefferis was a farmer by occupation, and emigrated to Clinton Co., Ohio, in 1808, where he lived until his death, which occurred Jan. 1, 1846 ; he was the son of William and Hannah (Darlington) Jef- feris. William J. was born in Chester Co., Penn., May 12, 1729, and united in marriage in 1752, to Hannah Darlington, daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth Dar- lington. Abraham Darlington was born in Darnhall, Cheshire, England, and emi- grated to America when a young man. William and Hannah J. resided in Brad- ford, Chester Co., Penn., until their death ; they were the parents of twelve children. viz .: Jane, born Oct. 20, 1752, married to Frederick Wolf ; Elizabeth, born April 15, 1754, married John Hickman ; Rachel, born Aug. 14, 1755, married to Griffith Roberts ; Hannah, born April 7, 1757, married to David Harris ; Rebecca, born Aug. 18, 1759 ; William, born Sept. 5, 1761, married to Ann Woodward and Mar- tha Mendenhall ; Abraham, born Feb. 22, 1763, married Martha Way and Ann Carter; Agnes. born Sept. 2, 1764 ; Job, born June 9, 1766, married Rebecca Long and others ; Lydia, born May 17, 1768, married Jacob Aughee; Mary, born Dec. 10, 1770 ; Martha, born Feb. 17. 1773. William Jefferis was a son of Will- iam Jefferis. Sr., and Elizabeth Jefferis. William Jefferis, Sr., was born in Dela- ware Co., Penn., about the year 1700, and was married in 1724 to Elizabeth, widow of John Nield. and daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Bing; after residing for several years in Delaware Co., they moved to Chester Co., where they lived until their death ; they were the parents of the following children : Mary, born July 29, 1727, married William Marsh ; William, born May 12, 1729. married Hannah Dar- lington ; Martha, born March 8, 1731, married William Bennett ; Nathaniel, born Jan. 8, 1733. married twice, persons unknown ; Hannah, married John Hunt ; Samuel, born Dec. 6. 1736, married Margaret Townsend ; Nathan, born July 6, 1741, married Penninah Strode. William Jefferis, Sr., was a son of Robert and Jane (Chandler) JJefferis. Robert Jefferis was born about the year 1670, and emi-
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grated to Chester Co., Penn., as early as 1685 ; it is supposed that he was born in England ; he was married in 1693 to Jane, daughter of George and Jane Chand- ler, who came from Wiltshire, England, in the year 1689. They were the parents of the following children : Patience, married to Henry Betterton ; Charity, married to John Evans and John Cope ; William, married in 1724, Elizabeth Neild ; James, married in 1827 Elizabeth Carter ; Robert, married to Eleanor -, and Eliza- beth ; George, married to Lydia -; Jane, married to Joseph Skeen ; Anne, married to Alexander Duncan ; Mary, married to Thomas Temple. Robert Jeff- eris was married the second time, and there were born to this union, Benjamin, Thomas, John, and Richard.
M. M. JEFFERIS, farmer ; P. O. German. The subject of this memoir is a native of this township; born within one-fourth mile of where he now resides Jan. 8, 1833 ; he is the son of D. L. Jefferis, whose sketch appears in the memoir of Squire J. ; he was brought up to farm labor and remained at home till his mar- riage, which he celebrated with Miss Lonisa Chenoweth, April 6, 1855; the mar- riage ceremony was solemnized by A. Hiller, J. P .; Mrs. J. is the daughter of Thos. F. Chenoweth, whose sketch appears in those of Washington Township ; after his marriage, he located where he now lives ; he has a well-improved farm of 160 acres. under a good state of cultivation ; he has erected on it the finest two- story brick residence in the township, and has with it all the conveniences which could be desired ; he is no office-seeker, but has been elected to the office of Town- ship Trustee. Mr. and Mrs. J. are the parents of twelve children-Franklin W., born Jan. 18, 1856, deceased July 31, 1863 ; Orlinda, Jr., April 6, 1857, deceased Ang. 4, 1858 ; Victoria I., Jan. 7, 1859, recently married; Laura Ellen, March 12. 1861, recently married ; Mary J., Sept. 9, 1863 ; Lorinda A., May 21, 1865, deceased Sept. 21, 1871; Chas. T., Aug. 8, 1868 ; Emma C. E., Jan. 6, 1871; Flora May, Oct. 2, 1872 ; Elmer D., June 24, 1874 ; Edward F., Nov. 18, 1876 ; Homer L., March 21, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. J. have their connection with the Universalist Church at Pal- estine.
JOSHUA JEFFERIS, farmer ; P. O. German. Joshua was born in the house where he now resides, October 15, 1837 ; he is the son of D. L. Jefferis whose sketch appears in another place ; our subject was reared a farmer boy, assisting in the duties of the farm during the summer and attending the common schools during the winter months ; he has always lived on the homestead place, which he began cultivating on shares in 1863, since which time he has been farming on his own account. He was united in marriage with Miss S. J. Ware, January 10, 1867 ; she is the daughter of Jacob Ware, whose sketch appears in another part of this work ; she was born in the township June 20, 1849 ; Mr. Jefferis is identified with the Republican party, to the principles of which he is a zealous advocate ; Mr. and Mrs. Jefferis are members of the Universalist Church at Palestine, and are living consistent lives. They are the parents of three children, viz., William Ellsworth Grant, born March 24, 1868 ; Marvin Raymond, November 5, 1877 ; Lona Alma, May 13, 1879.
SAMUEL KERST (deccased), Mr. Kerst was one of the most promi- nent farmers of this township; he was born in Berks Co., Penn., November 24, 1811, and was of German descent; he was the son of Samnel and Eliza- beth Kerst, both natives of Pennsylvania ; when quite a small boy, he suffered the loss of his parents by death, he then went to live with his uncle at Reading, Penn,; while here, he enjoyed the advantages of the schools of the place ; he was raised principally upon a farm, and early became acquainted with the art of farming, which he followed with signal success the remainder of his life. In 1837, December 26, he celebrated his marriage with Miss Ann M. Moyer, the marriage ceremony being solemnized by Rev. William Pauli; Mrs. Kerst was born in Pennsylvania, and is the daughter of Henry and Sarah S. Moyer, both natives of Pennsylvania. Immediately after the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Kerst, they emmi- grated to Ohio, halting for a short time on a farm in Montgomery Co., near
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Germantown; in March, 1838, they resumed their westward journey till reaching German Township, where they located on Sec. 13 ; here Mr. Kerst purchased the farm consisting of 166 aeres, on which Mrs. Kerst now resides, and where he passed the remnant of his days in agricultural pursuits ; he died honored by all who knew him, March 23, 1872, leaving a large circle of friends, an affectionate wife and loving children to mourn his departure and revere his memory. Mr. Kerst was a faithful member of the German Reformed Church for many years before his death, and died in the triumphs of his faith ; in his death, the com- munity lost a useful citizen, the church an exemplary member, and the family an affectionate husband and loving father. Mr. and Mrs. Kerst were the parents of seven children-two sons and five daughters, all of whom are living (1880); their names are as follows : Morgan V., Sarah Ann, Ackie E., Angeline, Evan M., Candia C. and Hattie M.
GEORGE KESTER, farmer and wagon-maker, P. O. German. The subject o this memoir was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, near Germantown, in 1809 ; he is of German descent and is the son of George Kester, Sr., who was born in Pennsylvania in 1777, and emigrated to Ohio in the beginning of the present century. The older Kester remembered having seen George Washington at his father's private inn, in Pennsylvania. He celebrated his marriage with Miss Julia Ann Wolfe, a relative of the famous soldier, General James Wolfe. When he came to Ohio, he settled in Mont- gomery Co., near Dayton. The westward march of civilization had then just reached Montgomery Co., and he constituted one of its early settlers ; he served as a soldier in the war of 1812 for a period of six months, and was at Ft. Greenville when the Wilson children were murdered by the Indians ; he in company with one or two others gave the murderers chase ; a favorite dog of Mr. Kester, previously trained, lead- ing them on their track ; he would most probably soon have overtaken the villians and brought them to justice, but for the fear of the Captain of the garrison who ordered them back to the fort. In February, 1837 he came to this county and settled in German Township, on the southwest quarter of Sec. 14, on a part of which a por- tion of Palestine has since been built ; in March, 1838, he met with a severe and what afterward, through the negligence or rather ignorance of the attending physi- cian, proved a fatal accident ; he was a great lover of the chase, and, while out on a fox hunt with several more, he received a kiek from the horse of David Ketring, which completely shattered the lower bone of his leg ; from the effects of this he died in the following May ; his wife died, when our subject was about S years old, with a rose cancer on her face ; she was a woman of more than ordinary intelli- gence in her day, having received a fine German education. Mr. and Mrs. Kester were the parents of fourteen children. Our subject's early life did not differ much from that of many other boys in the early period of the settlement of this county ; he remained at home till 16 years of age, devoting his time with his father on the farm ; at this age, he worked three months on the Miami Canal, which was then in the process of construction, and th completion of which was looked to with great anxiety, some believing that it would prove an invaluable blessing to the country, and many others that it would prove equally as great an injury ; he was then ap- prenticed to the wagon-maker's trade, and served a term of two and a half years ; he then pursued this occupation for several years as a journeyman, setting up on his own responsibility, firstat Sunbury, in 1833. May 10th, 1835, he was united in marriage with Miss Eve Frank, and on the 20th of the same month he, accompanied by his wife, started to this county to improve a piece of land which he had pre- viously entered ; the journey was made by team and required two days ; he began at once to erect a log house, but before completing it the privations necessarily connected with it proved too severe, and he was prostrated with sickness ; after he recovered, he returned to Montgomery Co. with his team, after some household goods which he could not bring on the first trip ; while here, he was again prostrated with sickness, and thus becoming somewhat discouraged with his new home in Darke County, he was easily persuaded by his friends to remain in his native place and
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resume his former occupation ; this he did till April, 1838, when he again moved to German Township, locating on the east half of his father's farm, which he subse- quently purchased for $2.000, the amount paid for the whole quarter a few years previous by his father ; at his father's death he administered on the estate, and then made the purchase above referred to ; he remained on the farm till about nine years ago, superintending it and at the same time carrying on his shop in Pales- tine ; he formerly dealt largely in fine blooded horses, his opinion being re- garded as that of an expert on such horses ; about nine years ago he moved to Palestine, where he still resides. Mr. and Mrs. Kester are the parents of six chil- dren, three of whom are deceased ; Mrs. Kester died in 1855, lamented by all who knew her ; Mr. Kester gave his second daughter a collegiate education, at Oxford, Ohio ; she subsequently engaged in teaching, and was united in marriage to Capt. Moore, of Greenville. Mr. Kester consummated his second marriage with Viola Mikesell ; two children, a son and danghter, have been born to this union ; the son is married and had two children, one of whom has deceased ; he is much given to instrumental music, and is at present (1880) a member of the "Palestine Brass Band.'
DAVID KETRING, retired farmer ; P. O. German ; another of the early pio- neers of the county, coming to German Township, with his parents, in 1818 ; he was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, in 1808 ; he is of German descent, his father being a native of Germany and his mother of Pennsylvania ; his parents settled on land about one mile south of the present site of Palestine, in 1818; they then consti- tuted one among the first families of the township. Our subject was brought up to pioneer life, and was early inured to its hardships; he assisted his father on the farm till his death, which occurred in 1829 ; he then took charge of the home- stead and rendered support to his mother till her death, which occurred in 1845 ; he then inherited the home place, which he continued to farm till 1865, when he disposed of it and went to Randolph Co., Ind .; at the end of eleven years, he returned to the place where he now resides ; he celebrated his marriage with Miss Martha Brant June 3, 1830 ; she is a native of Preble Co., Ohio, and came to this county when only 6 months old, making her home with Jonathan Pearson, one of the first settlers in the township. Mr. Ketring has witnessed the changes wrought in this sec- tion of the county by the unflagging industry of man for upward of sixty years. He has seen the wilderness " blossom as the rose " and bring forth a hundred-fold. Mr. and Mrs. K. are the parents of nine children, seven of whom are living, viz., Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary, Ellen and Jonathan (twins, now deceased), Malinda, Phebe Jane, Benjamin F., Clarissa, Martha. ; they have all attained to majority and are all married but two.
MICHAEL LINDAMOOD, farmer ; P. O. Weaver's Station. The subject of this memoir was born in Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio, in 1806 ; he was the son of Jonathan Lindamood, who was a native of Pennsylvania ; he emigrated to Ohio in the beginning of the present century and located in Montgomery County. Our subject was reared a tiller of the soil, and, besides assisting in the duties of the farm, he gave some attention to the carpenter business. In 1828, he celebrated his marriage with Miss Sherick, in Montgomery County ; she was born in Perry County, in 1808, and at the age of 18 she accompanied a family to Mont- gomery County, with whom she made her home till her marriage, returning onee in the mean time to her native place on a visit. Mr. Lindamood engaged in farm- ing for a few years after marriage, in Montgomery County, and then moved to this county, locating on the southeast quarter of Section 24, German Township; the difficulties incident to frontier life at once confronted him ; his farm was, with the exception of a few acres, yet clothed in the habiliments of nature, and unflagging perseverance was demanded to prepare it for the plow and cultivator ; by dint of hard labor this was soon accomplished, and a fine farm was the reward. On Sept. 5, 1869, death's messenger summoned Mr. Lindamood to " that undiscovered conn- try from whose bourn no traveler returns ; " he departed in peace, his life's work
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being done, leaving many friends, an affectionate wife and loving children to mourn his departure and revere his memory. Mr. and Mrs. Lindamood were the parents of children, one dying in infancy, the rest growing up to years of maturity ; three of ten the daughters died after their marriage, leaving families of children ; it will be seen that death has frequently broken into this family circle, taking away an affectionate father and husband and four children. Mr. Lindamood was a member of the Lutheran Church and lived an exemplary life.
G. T. LOWDENSLAGER, farmer ; P. O. Hollandsburg. This gentleman was born in Carroll Co., Md., Jan. 30, 1830 ; he is of German descent and is the son of Jacob L., also a native of Maryland ; he was a shoemaker by trade, and engaged in this occupation about forty years ; he emigrated to Ohio with his family in 1837, and located in Harrison township ; here he combined with his trade, farming. He was united in marriage about 1826, with Miss Brown, also a native of Maryland, and sister of Loyd Brown, whose sketch appears in the biographies of this township. Mrs. L.'s death occurred Aug. 30, 1866. Mr. L. is still living in Harrison Township at the ripe old age of 81 years. Our subject was brought up to farm life, and assist- ed his father in farming till he grew up to mature years. In 1856, Sept. 7, he celebrated his nuptials with Miss Margaret A. Vore, who was born in Harrison Town- ship, May 3, 1838 ; her parents were natives of Pennsylvania, and emigrated to this State nearly half a century ago, locating in Harrison Township ; her parents were bothi spared to see a ripe old age, her father's demise occurring Oct. 31, 1865. at the age of 76 years, and her mother's, Jan. 26, 1880, at the age of 83 years. Thus we record the death of two more of the early settlers of this county, who departed, leaving a large circle of acquaintances and a family of children to mourn their loss. Our subject farmed the homestead for several years after marriage, and then after spending about six years on two other farms, purchased the place where he now resides, which he has placed under good improvement by his habits of in- dustry, assisted by his amiable wife. Mr. and Mrs. L. are the parents of twelve children, viz: Mary Emma, born July 7, 1857, married Jan. 14, 1877, to William F. Wolf ; Thomas P., born Sept. 11, 1858; Jesse S., born June 8, 1860; Margaret C. C., born Oct. 17, 1861 ; John L., born Feb. 28, 1864 ; Andrew C., born Aug. 6, 1865 ; Elva E., born July 20, 1867 ; Ina B., born Feb. 4, 1869 ; Annah M., born April 15, 1870 ; Florence M., born Dec. 19, 1871, deceased, Sept. 2, 1872 ; Rosa. E., born Nov. 7, 1873; Jacob E., born Sept. 30, 1875.
JAMES McCABE, lumber manufacturer, P. O. German. The subject of this sketch was born in Warren Co., Ohio, the 14th day of October, 1826 ; his father, John was born in New Jersey Aug. 30, 1798, and is yet living in Neave Township, with all his faculties well preserved; he emigrated to Ohio, when he attained to his majority, in September, 1818, making the journey almost entirely by foot ; he was accompanied to Wheeling, Va., by two young men of the names of Nutt and Helm ; here Nutt retraced his steps to New Jersey, after replenishing his exhausted purse out of McCabe's; from Wheeling to Marietta, McCabe and Helm journeyed by skiff on the Ohio River ; becoming wearied of this mode of travel, they disposed of their skiff, and footed it to Chillicothe ; here the two com- panions, bound together by the trials and triumphs of their journey, made a final separation ; McC. pushed his journey on to Franklin Co., where he engaged a year or two at the carpenter trade, which he had previously learned ; his marriage with Miss Ann Vantilburgh was celebrated June 17, 1824 ; she was born in Middlesex Co., N. J., Oct. 6, 1798, and emigrated to this State with her parents when quite small, locating in Warren Co. Our subject then established himself in War- ren Co. and engaged at his trade till he came to this county in 1842, the 13th day of November ; he purchased a farm in Neave Township, and abandoned his trade and turned his attention to farming; he has continued to manage his farm up to the present time. Mrs. MeC. deceased and was buried at Carlyle Station, Warren Co. Five children were born to this union as follows : Sarah, born May 27, 1825, deceased ; James, Oct. 14, 1826 ; John V., Jan. 28, 1828, deceased July 16, 1855 ;
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