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J. W. JAMES, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in Noble County, Ohio, in 1835. His parents are Hatus and Sarah (Lowe) James. Subject was married, January 8, 1854, to Margaret, daughter of Calton and Elizabeth (Weekly) Merry. Margaret was born in Noble County October 11, 1839. This union has been blessed with four children, three of whom are living, viz., an infant (deceased), Amthie (wife of J. H. Pfeiffer), Sarah E. (wife of G. W. Ramsey), and Hannah. By occupation Mr. James is a farmer, and is the owner of fifty-five acres of land in Goshen Township, where he is a prominent farmer.
PETER JOHNSON, farmer, P. O. Kenton, is a native of Fleming County, Ky., where he was born July 29, 1811. He is a son of Jacob and Rachel (Green) Johnson, who came to Ohio in 1816. Our subject was edu- cated in this county, and in 1853 was ordained as a minister. He also has two brothers who are ministers of the Gospel. He was married, July 7, 1836, to Leah Amley, daughter of William and Mary (Kersey) Amley. Mrs. Johnson was born in Kentucky in 1818. By this union there were born twelve children, four deceased. Mr. Johnson has acted as Justice of the Peace for seventeen years, and for the last two years has been farming five miles north of Kenton, where he owns forty acres of land.
W. A. KELLY, farmer, P. O. Kenton, is one of the oldest residents of this county. He was born in Fayette County, Penn., March 26, 1826, and is the son of Samuel Kelly. His grandfather, Alexander Kelly, lived in Ireland. The grandfather of our subject had a family of twenty-four children, and the father of our subject moved to Crawford County, Ohio, when the latter was three years of age, where he entered 320 acres of land, and finally, in 1832, came to Goshen Township, which has been the home of our subject ever since-a period of fifty-one years. Mr. W. A. Kelly re- ceived a common school education and learned farming for his occupation. He is the owner of a farm of 160 acres in Section 20, Goshen Township. He also gives some of his time to auctioneering, which he has pursued suc- cessfully for twenty-five years. He has formed two marriages; the first was on March 26, 1852, when he married Mary, the daughter of John Henry, of Dudley Township; and the second union was on May 1, 1872, with Mrs. Elnora Johns, the widow of John Johns, and daughter of John and Elizabeth (Porter) Souls. Her mother was born in Maryland in 1800. Mrs. Kelly is a native of Waynesburg, Penn., where she was born August 15, 1825. Mr. Kelly is the father of eight children, five living. He remem- bers Kenton when there was but one house, and when the whole surround- ing country was a forest, and was one of the three boys who cut the spice- brush for a public dinner given when Harrison was elected President. Mr. Kelly is a member of the Masonic Lodge in Kenton, where he has held the office of Senior Warden; is also member of the Grange, in which he has filled the offices of Master, Secretary and Lecturer, and is now Master of the County Grange; for five years he was Justice of the Peace, and has acted as Trustee a number of times.
F. S. KELLY, farmer, P. O. Marseilles, was born in Goshen Township, Hardin Co., Ohio, September 28, 1854. He is a son of William A. and Mary (Henry) Kelly, and is of Irish lineage. The subject of this sketch received a common school education, and has followed farming for his oc- cupation. He married, May 25, 1875, Addie L., who was born April 17, 1856, in Pleasant Township, in this county, and is the daughter of John and Elnora (Souls) Johns. Two children have blessed this union-Elnora May, born August 27, 1876, and Maud A., born January 28, 1880. Mr.
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Kelly is an intelligent, industrious farmer, a kind husband and parent and ranks among the worthy citizens of Goshen Township.
JOHN LAUGHERY, farmer, P. O. Marseilles, is a native of this State, Knox County, where he was born January 30, 1835. He is a son of John and Mahala (Fry) Laughery, both of Pennsylvania; the former of Trish and the latter of German descent. Our subject was a member of a family off eight, two brothers and two sisters deceased, viz., Polly, Eliza, Kinsey and Hiram deceased; those surviving are William, Sylvester and Ruhama, the latter wife of N. Kelsey. Our subject received a common school education and was brought up to the occupation of a farmer, and is now the owner of thirteen and three-fourths acres of land in Goshen Township, where he has resided for fifteen years. He was married, in Paris Township, Union County, Ohio, by Squire William Robinson, and has had three children- William, born August 26, 1864; Ida, born February 26, 1871, and an in- fant, deceased, born January, 1874. Mr. Laughey has acted as School Director several times, is a member of the Grange and is a well-known farmer of Goshen Township.
R. D. MILLAR, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born September 26, 1819, in Muskingum County, Ohio. His father, John Millar, a native of Scot- land, emigrated in March, 1805. His mother, Sarah (Dickson), was born in County Tyrone, Ireland; emigrated to the United States in 1810, and married in Muskingum County, where she reared a family of eight children, four sons and four daughters. The subject of this sketch, the second child, was educated at the common 'schools and at the McEntire Academy at Zanesville, Ohio. In April, 1836, he came to Hardin County with his par- ents, where his father entered land in Sections 30 and 31, of which the southeastern quarter of the former section is now owned by our subject. In April, 1848, he was married, in Muskingum County, to Martha, a daugh- ter of Alexander Morison, a resident of Hardin County, who has attained his eighty-fourth year. This union resulted in four children, one living -- Ida, married to W. N. Robinson, living on the farm known as the James. Millar farm; their son is quite a prominent member of the family. In 1851, our subject was elected County Surveyor, which office he held until 1857; was County Auditor from 1861 to 1867; from 1868 to 1869 was County Engineer for construction of pikes and gravel roads; in 1866 and 1867, was again appointed Engineer. He is a farmer by occupation, and is now living on his farm, which is well-improved, and, for its size, among the best in the county. When he first came to the county, it was an almost unbroken forest, was very marshy and the dense foliage seemed to prevent evaporation; the contrast now is very great, the fine roads and beautiful towns showing the energy and thrift exerted. Among the many changes. made is the drainage of the Hog Creek Marsh, in which our subject had charge of the work on the outlet and the deepening of the channel of the creek. This channel extended through the rock to a distance of about half a mile, at the site of the old Trussell Mill in Liberty Township. He was also appointed Engineer by the Joint Board of Trustees of Liberty, Wash- ington and Blanchard Townships, and had charge of the system in the draining of the marsh, the construction of the hydraulic on the outlet of Hog Creek Marsh, near the eastern part running north into Hancock Coun- ty. Part of the ditch on the old Beard farm, in Washington Township, was cut about eighteen feet deep from the surface, crossing the summit, making heavy cutting; the heavy cut was timbered with lumber, which on the bottom and sides was two inches thick, the caps four inches, the trunk
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five feet square in the clear. This work proved a success. The work on the tunnel was a very hard task, owing to the quicksand, which hindered the workmen in getting the timber before caving in on them. The work was finally accomplished and is claimed to be a perfect success. Mr. Millar has now reached his sixty-third year, and is hale and hearty for one of that age living in this climate. He is strictly temperate in his habits and has never been troubled with any sickness.
J. H. PFEIFFER, farmer, P. O. Kenton, is a native of this county, where he was born September 3, 1829. He has followed farming for his occupa- tion, at which he has been successful, and is now the owner of 158 acres of valuable land. In March, 1877, our subject was united in marriage with Arnettie James, who was born in Noble County, Ohio, in 1865. By this union there have been three children-William W., Edward F. and Anna May. Our subject is an industrious man and makes a useful citizen of Kenton.
PETER PFEIFFER, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in this county March 3, 1840. He is a son of John Adam and Sophia (Elsesser) Pfeiffer, the former of whom died May 12, 1879, the latter May 8, 1859. Subject's grandfather, on the paternal side, was Michael Pfeiffer; on the maternal side his grandparents were Lewis and Elizabeth (Bain) Elsesser, all natives of Prussia, and all, except Elizabeth Elsesser, emigrated to Ohio. Our subject was married, by the Rev. W. H. Kelly, March 1, 1863, to Lybela B. Wolf, who was born in this county February 9, 1845. She is the daugh- ter of Jacob and Barbara (Wang) Wolf. Her father came from Prussia and her mother from Baden. By this union there have been eight children, viz., George H., Callie M., Ella, Emma (deceased), J. C., Jossie, Jessie F. and Gertie (deceased). Our subject owns 185 acres of land five miles east of Kenton, where he has been a farmer for twenty years. His residence was built in 1876. Mr. Pfeiffer for five years has acted as School Directer, and for two terms as Township Trustee. He and his wife are members of the Grange, No. 578, and, in politics, the former is a Democrat.
GEORGE PFEIFFER, farmer, P. O, Kenton, is a native of this coun- ty, where he was born February 25, 1843. He is the son of John Adam and Sophia (Elsessor) Pfeiffer. His paternal grandfather was Michael Pfeiffer and his maternal grandfather John Elsessor. Our subject started out in life as a farmer, which has been his occupation ever since. He is now the owner of 160 acres of land in Goshen Township, on Section 30, Range 12, all secured by hard economy and great industry. In 1870, April 7, he was united in marriage to Mary Hile, a native of this county, where she was born February 12, 1848, and is the daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth (Rosenberger) Hile. Five children have blessed this union -- Ida Elnore, Arnettie, Isadora, Jessie May and Charlie W. Mr. and Mrs. Pfeiffer are members of the Lutheran Church, and Mr. Pfeiffer is a charter member of the Grange, No. 578, which he joined seven years ago. He has acted as Constable of the township, as Director, and in the spring of 1883, was As- sessor of the township, and is an intelligent, industrious, enterprising farmer, a kind parent and is one of Kenton's useful citizens.
SAMUEL PFEIFFER, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born June 1, 1850, in this county, Ohio. His parents were George and Mary Pfeiffer. Our subject was married, February 28, 1878, to Laura Coats, who was born in this county in 1858, the daughter of J. R. and Rebecca Jane Coats. To this union there have been born three children, viz., Ulrich J., born Octo- ber 7, 1878; Fred E., born December 21, 1879, and Michael G., born Feb-
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ruary 28, 1881. Mr. Pfeiffer is a farmer by occupation; and owns 223 acres of land in Goshen Township. In 1878, Mr. Pfeiffer served in the capacity of Township Assessor, and for three terms was a Township Trustee. His residence is six miles east of Kenton, on the Miller pike.
GEORGE WILLIAM PFEIFFER, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born July 1, 1862, in Goshen Township, this county. He is a son of George and Anna Mary (Strassar) Pfeiffer. His father was born in Germany August 19, 1818, and was educated at the common schools of Germany, where he also learned tailoring and various other trades, and then emigrated with his father, Michael Pfeiffer, from Germany in 1837, settling, in Springfield, Ohio. The next year, our subject's father came to Kenton, where he is now a farmer and owns 160 acres of land. He married, September 22, 1843, Anna Mary Strassar, who was born in Switzerland June 25, 1822, and was a daughter of Samuel and Barbara Ann (Lichtenweller), who emigrated to Ohio in 1832. Our subject is a member of a family of eight children, as follows: Margaret Ann (wife of John Heilman), Caroline (deceased, wife of William Wolf), Michael, Samuel, Henry, John Adam, infant (deceased) and George William. Our subject has just reached his majority, and prom- ises to be one of the rising farmers of Goshen Township.
J. A. PFEIFFER, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in Goshen Town- ship, this county, and is a son of George and Anna Mary (Strassar) Pfeiffer, whose biography will be found in the sketch of George William Pfeiffer, a brother of the subject of this sketch. Our subject was united in marriage with Mary Cook, a daughter of Henry Cook. One child has blessed this union-Maggie. Mr. Pfeiffer follows farming, and is an intelligent and useful citizen of Goshen Township.
JOHN ROBERTS, deceased, was born in Ohio County, Va., in 1817. He was reared in Washington County, Penn., and emigrated to Carroll Coun- ty, Ohio. He finally removed to this county, where he followed farming, and owned 160 acres of land on Section 29, Goshen Township. He was married, in 1839, December 18, to Ann Mahan, who was born in 1823, April 24, in Fayette County, Penn., and was the daughter of Lazareth and Elizabeth (Mahan) Roberts, of Irish parentage. This union was blessed with sixteen children, nine living, three boys and six girls, of whom there are four girls and one boy married. Mrs. Roberts is a member of the Church of the Disciples. In 1882, September 30, our subject died, deeply mourned by his family.
T.J.TERRY, farmer, P. O. Marseilles, was born July 16, 1829, in Virginia. He is a son of Champness and Anna (Thompson) Terry, the former of Irish and English lineage. Our subject was brought up to the occupation of a farmer, which he has followed through life, and is now the owner of eighty acres of land in Goshen Township, on Section 24. On February 14,1858, our subject was united in marriage with Elizabeth Simpson, a native of Ohio, born in April, 1835. This union has resulted in six children, viz., Rhoda, Ann, Scott, John, Jane and an infant, deceased. Mrs. Terry died in 1875. Mr. Terry formed a second union with Mrs. Amelia Jane Bodine, a widow and a daughter of Jacob Brown. Her father was of German and her mother of English lineage. By this union there has been one child-Grace, born September 21, 1876.
JOHN THOMPSON, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in Halifax Coun- ty, Va., April 17, 1830. His parents, David and Mary (Anderson) Thomp- son, emigrated to this State when our subject was two years old. John was educated at the common schools of this county, and for his occupation has
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followed farming. He is the owner of 200 acres of land in Section 15, where he has resided during the last four years. He was married, Septem- ber 15, 1853, to Caroline, daughter of Jonathan and Scotia (Wilson) Wil- kins, the former of German and the latter of English descent. Mrs. Thompson was born in Licking County, Ohio, December 5, 1834, and was educated at the schools of Wyandot and Van Wert Counties. But one child has blessed this union-Bertie Lee, born March 28, 1877. 'Mr. Thompson was a member of the One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment Ohio Volun- teer Infantry, Company A, having enlisted August 16, 1862, and was dis- charged June 30, 1865, at Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. Thompson is prominent among the farmers of Goshen Township, and is an active, enterprising citizen.
DAVID THOMPSON, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in Wyandot County, Ohio, February 14, 1834. He is a son of David and Mary (An- derson) Thompson, natives of Halifax, Va. Our subject was brought up to the occupation of a farmer, and has followed it through life. He is the owner of a farm of forty-four acres in this county, Range 12, Section 15, Township 4, and of 160 acres joining Wyandot County, Range 12, Section 10, Township 4. On August 16, 1852, he was united in marriage with Margaret, daughter of Henry and Sallie (Stout) Schriver, natives of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Thompson was born in August, 1833, and died May 25, 1882, leaving five children living out of a family of nine, viz., Elinor, born April 19, 1854, died at the age of four months; John F., born Janu- ary 1, 1856; Anna M., born January 2, 1858; Albert R., born April, 1860, died January, 1864; Henry W., boru January, 1863; Lewis M., born May 2, 1865; Elnora A., born September 9, 1867, died May 9, 1880; David M., born September 5, 1870, died 1880, and Jennie M., born November 30, 1872. Our subject enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-third Regi- ment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A, under Capt. Chamberlain, and was discharged at Cumberland January 21, 1865, having served four years and four months. He was a member of the Invalid Corps, No. 466. Mr. Thompson is a man of ability, and is one of the enterprising farmers of Goshen Township.
HENRY I. WETHERILL, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in England in April, 1811. His parents, William P. and Ann (Fountain) Wetherill, emigrated to Ohio as a family in 1820. Our subject married, in 1837, Alice, a daughter of William and Jane (Duck) Gill. Alice was born in England, 1820, and emigrated with her parents to Ohio at the age of thir- teen years. Mr. and Mrs. Wetherill are the parents of eight children, viz., William G., John W. (deceased), Thomas H. (deceased), Edwin H., Thomas P., Amy J., Willington and Usher C. Mr. Wetherill has also sixteen grandchildren. He owns 160 acres of land on Range 12, Goshen Town- ship, where he has been a resident for thirty-seven years, he and his wife spending their lives in making the homes of their children what they are at this day.
JASPER WILLY, farmer, P. O. Marseilles, is a native of Delaware Coun- ty, this State, where he was born in September, 1852. His parents are Har- rison and Rosanna (Pencer) Willy, the former of whom died in 1854. Our subject received his education from the common schools of Wyandot County, and since his youth has followed farming and carpentering. He was mar- ried, in 1870, to Harriet, daughter of James and Hannah (Corwin) Cook. Mrs. Willy was born in Wyandot County January 19, 1853, and has had three children-Ida B., born August 9, 1872; Charles, born June, 1874,
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and William E., born March, 1876. Mr. Willy is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has resided in this county four years.
MARTIN WINEBRINNER, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born January 7, 1858, in this county. His father, Martin Winebrinner, was born in Germany, 1812, and emigrated to America in 1837, settling in Ohio. He married, in 1846, Miss Wilhelmina Hartung, who was born in Prussia, May, 1825, and came to this State in 1835. He died in 1876. The subject of this sketch was the seventh of a family of nine children, as follows: George (deceased). Nicholas, John, Louisa, George, Mary, Martin, Wilhelminie and William Henry (deceased). Our subject has received, at different times, several injuries; once, by the falling of a tree, February 8, 1875, through which he was obliged to use crutches for a year; another time by the kick of a horse; and still another time by the falling of a limb from a tree, while he was sawing. He owns 2314 acres of land in Goshen Township, and is an enterprising, industrious farmer and. a worthy and useful citizen.
WILLIAM YAUGER, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in Marion Coun- ty, Ohio, August 7, 1836. His parents were Jacob and Charity (Albert- son) Yauger, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of New Jersey. Our subject was educated at the common schools of Goshen Town- ship, and for his occupation selected farming. He owns a farm of seventy- four acres land in Section 22. He was married, December 17, 1863, to Joanna, a daughter of Jesse and Sophroma (Corey) Wilden, the former a native of Delaware and the latter of Ohio. Five children have blessed this union-Addison E., born September 9, 1864; Fronia C., born April 3, 1866; Jacob E., born February 9, 1868; Jessy T., born June 17, 1870; and Cora E., born March 23, 1878. Mr. Yauger has been Justice of the Peace for the last fifteen years, and for the same length of time Township Clerk. He is a member of the Grange, No. 578, in politics is a Democrat, and is one of the influential citizens of Goshen Township.
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BENJAMIN AULT, farmer, P. O. North Washington, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, June 22, 1840. He is a son of Jacob and Catherine (Hol- ser) Ault, the former a native of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Ohio in the year 1826. Our subject was raised on a farm and received a common school education in Wayne County, Ohio. He came to Ohio in 1877. His brother, Eli Ault, was also a native of Wayne County, born in August, 1848. He was married, July 4, 1874, to Jane Neal, of Williams County, Ohio, by whom he has had two children, Lottie and Willis. The two broth- ers bought their farm of rich soil, in Section 2 Cessna Township, and are constantly improving it, being repaid by rich crops of wheat and corn. Mrs. Eli Ault is a member of the Church of God. In politics, the two brothers are Democrats, but have never sought or held office.
JAMES BAILEY, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in Taylor Creek Township, Hardin County, Ohio, January 14, 1830. His parents are Silas and Harriet (Rial) Bailey, the former a native of Virginia, the latter of Logan County, Ky. They came to Hardin County in the year 1854. The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, obtaining a com uon school
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education in this township. He was united in marriage, February 12, 1854, to Eliza A., daughter of David and Levina Evans, of Delaware, who came to Hardin County in 1854 or 1855. Seven children have blessed this union, viz., Willis, David, Siege, Marshall, Hattie, Enoch and Edward. Mr. Bailey enlisted September 17, 1864, in the One Hundred and Seventy- ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was out nine months and lay sick at Nash- ville for three months. In politics, he is a Democrat, and is a well known citizen of Cessna Township. Mr. Bailey has lived in this county all his life.
WILLIAM BISH, farmer, P. O. Ada, was born in Rockingham Coun- ty, Va., February 2, 1827, and is a son of Dawalt and Mary Ann (Draw- band) Bish. His parents, of German descent, were natives of Virginia, whence they emigrated and located in Fairfield County, Ohio, at a time our subject was quite young. Mr. William Bish was united in marriage in 1852 with Eliza Jane, a daughter of Thomas and Harriet Gray, of Franklin County, Ohio. Four children have resulted from this union, viz., Will- iard Wilson, William Dawalt, Sarah Bell and Rollo Roscoe. Mr. Bish served through the Mexican war in the Fourth Ohio Regiment, was also in the rebellion in the One Hundred and Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He participated in the battle of Kingston. Mr. Bish resides on his farm, which is very pleasantly situated in Section 7, Cessna Township. He is a member of the Grange, is a Democrat in politics, and has filled the office of Township Trustee, also several minor positions.
ALBERT JAMES BOYD, farmer, P. O. Ada, was born in Delaware County, Ohio, April 12, 1851. His parents are Thomas and Susan Boyd. His father emigrated from his native county, Delaware, Ohio, and lo- cated in Hardin County, Ohio, in 1865. The subject of this sketch was married, December 25, 1875, to Hester Ann, a daughter of Jacob and Mary Ann Lambert, and a native of Ohio. They have four children, viz., Viola May, George Alexander, Ralph, Herbert and Susan Idella. Mr. Boyd and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Boyd was reared on a farm, obtaining a common school education. His farm shows the care and energy of its occupant.
WILLIAM HARVEY BROWN, farmer and civil engineer, P. O. Ken- ton, was born at Amsterdam, N Y., July 25, 1835. He is a son of Loomis and Amancy (Gifford) Brown, both natives of New York. Our subject came to Ohio in 1847, was reared on a farm and was educated at the common schools and at the Baldwin University, Berea, Ohio, from which latter place he graduated in the scientific course. He was married, November 24, 1859, to Jane E. Richards, born October 17, 1838, and a daughter of Ed- win Richards, of Massachusetts. Their union was blessed with four chil- dren, viz., Virginia Eleanor, born October 13, 1860, died June 16, 1879; Florence Amelia, born October 11, 1862, died August 18, 1879; Erwin Ar- thur, born October 21, 1872; and Celia May, born May 9, 1876. Mrs. Brown died November 23, 1879, and Mr. Brown, remarried February 19, 1880, taking for his second wife Mary Elizabeth Scott. She was born De- cember 31, 1853, and is a daughter of William J. and Almira Jane (Rose) Scott. One child has resulted from this union, William Loomis, born July 9, 1881. Mr. Brown is an honorable member of Amicitia Lodge, No. 79, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, also of the Encampment at Kenton. In politics, he is a Republican and has served Hardin County seven years as a County Surveyor. He is well qualified as a civil engineer, in which line he does considerable business. He also gives some attention to the cultivation of his farm, which is situated on the Lima pike, Section 23.
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