The history of Hardin county, Ohio, Part 99

Author: Warner Beers & co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Chicago : Warner Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1076

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ANDREW D. JONES, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born May 22, 1825, in Knox County, Ohio. His parents are John and Sarah (Bradbury) Jones; the mother coming from Pennsylvania, and of German descent, of English ancestry, the father a native of New Jersey. They came to Ohio, settling in Knox County, where they lived until 1854, when they came to Hardin

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County, Washington Township, where they spent the remainder of their days. His father was a prominent member of the United Brethren Church, and among the first advocates of freedom. The subject of this sketch was educated, up to his eighteenth year, in the common schools of Knox Coun- ty, and for eighteen months at the Oberlin College. He learned the trade of brick-mason and plasterer at Mount Vernon, where he worked three years; then in Oberlin four years. He was in the hardware business in Dunkirk; taught two school terms in Knox County, three terms in Hardin and two terms in Richland County. He is now occupied in farming; has cleared 200 acres of land in Washington Township since 1854, and owns 117 acres in Washington Township, 160 acres in Allen County, Ind., and three dwellings in Dunkirk. On September 23, 1850, he was united in mar- riage, in Washington Township, by Harrison P. Darst, with Jane E. Moses, a native of Connecticut, born January 5, 1827, daughter of Asa and Almira (Bar- ber) Moses. Her parents were natives of Connecticut and of English lineage. Three children were born to this marriage-John A., resident of Allen County, Ind .; Sarah Almira, wife of Nathan Spaulding, of Hardin County, and Moses Milton, deceased at the age of one month. Mr. Jones has also reared three other children-John H., the child of his brother, and two of his wife's brother's children, Frank L. and Jennie Moses-the latter wife of John McKinley, a school teacher in Forest. Mr. Jones and his wife are members of the United Brethren Church, where, for twenty years, the former has been Trustee, Steward and Sabbath school teacher. He is, in politics, a Republican; has filled the office of Township Treasurer, Trustee and many other positions of trust. The first vote he ever cast was for free speech, free soil and freedom to all, and he is a bitter opponent to all secret societies, Church and State, as they are strictly forbidden by the word of God, it being " The lamp to my feet and the light to my pathway."

C. M. JONES, proprietor of Dunkirk elevators and dealer in grain and seeds, hard and soft coal, etc., was born May 1, 1850, a native of this coun- ty. He is a son of A. B. and Elizabeth (Spacht) Jones, of which family he is the only surviving member. His father died in 1864, a victim of the rebel prisons. His mother died in 1862, and his three sisters and one brother also are deceased. The subject of this sketch was raised on a farm two miles north of North Washington, and educated in the common schools until April 1, 1865, when he was employed as a salesman with T. Mahon & Co., at Dunkirk. On April 1, 1870, armed with recommendations from former employers and citizens of the town, he went Westward, and obtained a position in the clothing house of A. N. Schuster, Maryville, Nodaway Co., Mo., where he was also Assistant Postmaster. He was married, Septem- ber 12, 1872, to Sallie Woods, born January 6, 1856, in Columbiana Coun- ty, and a daughter of David Woods. From April 1, 1873, to April 1, 1877, he was employed as salesman by John Woodruff. The latter part of these years was devoted to the opening of the books and acting in the capacity of Assistant Cashier of " Woodruff's Bank." Since April 1, 1877, he has been in business for himself, and, in a measure, is successful. Mr. Jones has filled the office of Trustee and Financial Secretary in the Knights of Honor; was appointed Enumerator of the Census in 1880; is Township Treasurer and a member of the Village Council.

NICOLAS KAHL, farmer, P. O. North Washington, was born Decem- ber 6, 1835, in Germany, and is a son of Frank and Margaret (Wagner) Kahl, the former a native of France, the latter of Germany. The subject of this sketch was educated in Germany, and emigrated to Kenton, Ohio,

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in 1869. He was married, in 1871, to Wilhelmine Hyneca, a native of Germany. By this union there have been six children (five living), viz., Michael K., Fred, Emma, William, Eddie and Lena.

S. KEHLER, physician, Dunkirk, was born October 22, 1813, near Williamsport, Penn., and is a son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Shelby) Kehler, the former of German the latter of Low Dutch descent. The sub- ject of this sketch was educated in Pennsylvania; emigrated to Ohio in 1841; studied medicine and graduated, in 1845, at Willoughby, Ohio. He has practiced for thirty-six years. spending fifteen years in Stark County. In 1846, he was united in marriage with Mary Landon, a native of Stark County, born February 16, 1825, and a daughter of Henry Landon, of Con- necticut. This union has resulted in seven children, as follows: Frances, wife of Charles Mahon, a dealer in dry goods; Josephine, wife of James Flemming, a farmer and proprietor of a saw mill near Dunkirk; George, married; Mary, deceased; Grace, a school teacher and the wife of John Wood, clerk in Mahon's store; Anna, school teacher in Dunkirk, and Ed- ward. Mr. Kehler and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Kehler owns his residence in Dunkirk and is a prominent physician of that town.

WILLIAM KIRCHHOFFER, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born Sep- tember 19, 1859, in Pleasant Township, Hardin Co., Obio, and is a son of Frank and Elizabeth (Glucker) Kirchhoffer. His grandfather was killed in an oil mill in Mertzehausen, Germany. His father, a native of Ger- many, and a cabinet-maker by trade, died in Blanchard Township in 1873, at the age of forty-six years. His mother died on his farm, December 26, 1876, at the age of forty-five years; she was twice married. By her second hus- band-Jacob Schrittner-she had one child-Emma, a resident of Pleasant Township. The subject of this sketch has two sisters-Minnie and Eliza- beth. He is engaged in farming and sawing, and owns forty acres of land in Section 31, Range 11, where he has resided for nineteen years. He was married, March 30, 1882, to Alice, a native of Ohio, where she was born June 6, 1864, and is a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Davis) Fisher. He is the father of one child-Judson, born February 9, 1883, died March 26, 1883. His wife's father is a farmer and has reared a family of five chil- dren, one of whom-Jessie-died May 25, 1879. The three remaining at. home are Maggie, Millie and Blanche.

JAMES M. KINSEY, book-keeper and salesman, was born February 7, 1854, in Dunkirk, Ohio. He is a son of George and Jane (Shuff) Kinsey. His paternal grandparents were Christian and Nancy (Martin) Kinsey, de- scended from the Pennsylvania Dutch; his maternal grandparents, Jesse and Margaret McCavery, were of Irish and German ancestry. The mother of our subject was born October 10, 1817, in Frederick County, Md., and the father was born in Frederick County, Md., September 21, 1813. He lived in his native place until thirty-three years of age. He married, February 21, 1837, and had nine children, viz., Mary C. (deceased), J. T., G. M., Susan J. (wife of J. C. Leslie), A. E., James M., Melvin S., Melinda and an infant (deceased). Mr. Kinsey, Sr., has resided in this county since 1849. He was a carpenter for several years, and for ten years carried on the grocery business, but is now retired from all business. The subject of this sketch was the second male child born in the town of Dunkirk. He re- ceived a common school education, and was married, May 30, 1876, to Flo Tanner, who was born April 24, 1858, the daughter of William and Eliza- beth (Aurand) Tanner. Her father was a native of Rhode Island, her

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mother of Hancock County, Ohio, and both of English descent. Mr. J. M. Kinsey is the father of two children-Ruth, born December 8, 1877, and Mode, born March 4, 1881. For over ten years, Mr. J. M. Kinsey has been a salesman and book-keeper in the hardware store of S. T. Bosserman, Dunkirk.

JOHN U. KURT, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born July 4, 1836, in Wangen County, Switzerland, and is a son of Jacob Kurt. He received his education in Switzerland and in Licking County, Ohio, to which place he emigrated at the age of nineteen years. His parents came the following year. He pursues farming for an occupation, and is the owner of 160 acres of land in Section 29, Blanchard Township. He was married, April 4, 1867, to Mary Kellerhals, born in this county, Goshen Township, six miles east of Kenton, October 28, 1847, and daughter of John U. Keller- hals. Nine children have been born to them, five living-Fred William, William Henry, Samuel A., Phillip and Lusi. John J. (deceased) was killed by a horse. Mr. Kurt and his wife belong to the German Reformed Church, of which the former has been a member since his boyhood, and is now an Elder. In politics, he is a Democrat, and is one of the prosperous farmers of Blanchard Township.

B. L. LARIMER, grocer, Dunkirk, was born November 12, 1859, in West Virginia, and is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Huston) Larimer, the latter a native of Ohio and of German and Irish parentage. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, where he received his education. He was a school teacher by occupation; moved to Ohio in 1864, settling in Hardin County, where, the following year, he was killed in an accident. The sub- ject of this sketch came, in 1864, with his parents to this county, and was educated in Dunkirk. For two years he was employed in the post office, and clerked in the hardware store of Haldeman & Huston. Since 1880, he has been a dealer in groceries, provisions, etc. He has two sisters -- Lulu, at home, and Effa, married to Wallice Gottlier (deceased two years ago), by whom she had three children-Thomas, Elizabeth and Anna. For over a year Mr. Larimer has been a member of the I. O. O. F. Dunkirk Lodge, No. 624, and is one of the rising business men of that town.

AARON LEHR, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born November 6, 1825, in Union County, Penn. His paternal grandfather was John Lehr. The subject of this sketch received his education in Pennsylvania; moved to Ohio in 1854; lived for ten years in Sandusky County and then, in 1864, came to Hardin County. He was a blacksmith by trade, and worked at it for nine or ten years; and also pursued the trade of a carpenter for fifteen years. He is now carrying on farming, and is the owner of some tenement houses and his residence. He was married, in Pennsylvania, to Lucetta Houtch, born August 30, 1830, in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. Four children have blessed this union, three living-Mary J., a canvasser; M. B., who was educated in Dunkirk and at the Ada Normal School, and has been a teacher for seven terms; L. A. M., a music teacher in Dunkirk. Mr. Lehr served for one year in the One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company B. He and his wife "are members of the Presbyterian Church, where the former has been an Elder and Sabbath School Treasurer. Mr. Lehr has been a Township Trustee and a member of the City Council.

JOSEPH R. LINDSEY, deceased, was born, August 3, 1820, in Madison County, Ohio, and died June 13, 1881. He was a son of John and Sarah (Ray) Lindsey, of Irish and Scotch ancestry. He was raised in Madison

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County until twelve years of age, when he lived in Marion County until 1865, since which time he resided in Hardin County. He was, by occupa- tion, a farmer, also dealer in stock, and owned eighty acres of land in Blanchard Township; forty-two and a half acres located in Section 21 and the remainder in Section 27. He married, January 5, 1843, Lydia, daugh- ter of Joshua and Isabel (McReay) Cope, of English-Irish and Scotch lineage. This union resulted in ten children, four living, viz., Sarah R., Mary Ann, Joshua J. and John T. The six deceased are Isabella M., Jane C., William, Elon S., Cordelia and Elizabeth H. Mr. Lindsey and his . wife were members of the Christian Church. Mr. Lindsey, filled the office of School Director and Township Trustee and, in politics, was a Repub- lican.

E. C. LONGABAUGH, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born April 13, 1838, in Wyandot County, Ohio, and is a son of John and Samantha (Cut- ting) Longabaugh. His father was of German and Irish descent and a na- tive of Ohio; his mother of English lineage and a native of New York. Our subject taught school for five terms in Belle Vernon; he is now en- gaged in farming. He was married, April 23, 1868, to Amanda Whetsel, born in 1838 in Seneca County, Ohio, and a daughter of John Whetsel, of Pennsylvania. Five children have been born to this union, viz., Sarah E., John, Samantha E., R. B. Hayes and Charles Edwin. Mrs. Longabaugh was a graduate at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, and was a school teacher. Our subject was a member of the Eighty-first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company D, and of the Fifteenth Regiment Three Minute Serv- ice, Company D. He was in service three years; was wounded in the mouth (from which wound he temporarily lost his speech) May 16, 1864, at Rome, Ga., on the march to the sea. He owns 338 acres of land in Blanch- ard Township, Sections 8 and 17, and 168 acres in Section 21, Washington Township. He was a member of the Good Templars; is a member of the Masonic Lodge at McCutchinville; of the Knights of Honor; of the Grange; was a State Representative of the lodge and Worthy Master. He is a Re- publican in politics, and is one of the prosperous farmers of Blanchard Township.

P. LONGFELLOW, of the firm of Fry & Longfellow, liverymen, of Dunkirk, was born September 7, 1836, in Champaign County, this State. He was reared in his native place, near West Liberty, and was married to Elizabeth Clingman, a native of Hancock County, Ohio. To this union have been born four children, one deceased-Mary Ann (deceased), Charles, Joseph, and Ellen (wife of J. K. Karns). Mr. Longfellow enlisted in the Eighty-second Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company G, and served four years. He was taken prisoner at Chancellorsville, Va., and confined twelve days in Libby Prison. He was slightly wounded by a minie ball. Mr. Longfellow owns real estate in Dunkirk, and is one of the useful citi- zens of that place.

LUTHER C. LOUTHAN, book-keeper and teacher, Dunkirk, was born June 20, 1856, and is a son of Samuel M. and Mary A. (Fullerton) Lourhan. His father was born in Beaver County, Penn., September 20, 1801, and is of Scotch descent. He was brought up on a farm, afterward learning car- pentering, and was married, on October 18, 1825, to Annie Grossgross. By this union he had two children-Moses and Mary. His companion died on January 30, 1832, and was married again, April 15, 1834, to Ellen McCon- nell, by which union there were born three children, viz., John M., Eliza- beth J. and James W. His wife, Ellen, died on August 17, 1841. Left

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again, and with five children, he formed a third marriage December 27, 1842, with Miss Mary A. Fullerton, who still survives. The results of this union have been nine children, their names as follows: Joseph F., Samuel M., William H., Catherine A., Aaron R., Hiram, Luther C., our subject, Martha E. and Rebecca. Eight have survived out of a family of fourteen children. Samuel M., Catherine and Aaron died in infancy, while Eliza- beth J., John and Joseph lived to attain maturity. Mr. Louthan, Sr., thinking there were broader fields for a fortune in Ohio, started in a wagon with his wife and six children for that State, reaching Hardin County on May 17, 1849. On April 3, 1851, he bought his present farm in Blanchard Township. Neighbors were few and far between, and the land was covered with forest, but with energy and perseverance, and with the assistance of his sons, he succeeded in clearing the woods, and is now enjoying the re- sults of his labors, after passing through all the hardships and inconven- iences incident to pioneer life. At the breaking-out of the war, four sons took up arms in the defense of their country, all of whom passed through the entire war, coming home without a scratch or scar. James W. enlisted April 16, 1861, in the Seventeenth Indiana Mounted Infantry, veteranized January 1, 1863, serving to the close; Joseph F. enlisted in Company G, Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, November 12, 1861, re-enlisted January 1, 1863; John M. enlisted in September, 1862, in the Ohio Inde- pendent Sharpshooters, and was subsequently chosen for Sherman's Head- quarter Guards; Moses was drafted on November, 1864, and taken to Ber- muda Hundred, Va., and, being a good penman, was appointed Commissary Clerk. Luther C. Louthan, the subject of this sketch, is of a very studious nature, and takes great interest in the tales told by his father of the old pioneer days. His father is now eighty-two years old. Our subject fol- lows teaching and book-keeping, in both of which vocations he is very pro- ficient, and acquits himself with satisfaction.

WILLIAM C. MCGINNIS, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born July 31, 1804. His parents were Paul and Susan (Robison) McGinnis, natives of Scotland, and both deceased. The subject of this sketch was raised in Pennsylvania, and came to Hardin County twenty-five years ago. He en- listed in the Eighty-second Ohio Infantry, Company G, served eighteen months and was in seven battles. In 1838, he was married to Maria Un- derwood, a native of Washington County, Penn., who died August 10, 1859, leaving a family of nine children, eight of whom are living and mar- ried.

THOMAS MAXWELL, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born April 5, 1836, in Coshocton County, Ohio. He is a son of George and Jane (Hums) Maxwell, both deceased. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania, of Irish descent, who moved to Ohio in 1828 and to Hardin County in 1842. His mother died in October, 1878, at the age of eighty-six years. The sub- ject of this sketch is the sixth son and eleventh child of a family of twelve children, ten of whom are living. He received a common school education, pursues farming for an occupation and is the owner of 100 acres of land in Section 16, Blanchard Township. He enlisted September 20, 1864, in the One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company K, and served ten months. Mr. Maxwell is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Dunkirk, and is a useful citizen of Blanchard Township.

ISAAC MILLER, farmer, P. O. Dunkirk, was born February 16, 1814, in Carrol County, Ohio, and is of Scotch and German descent. He was reared on a farm, and given a common school education. By occupa-

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tion he is a farmer, owns eighty acres of land in Section 16, Blanch- ard Township, and has improved his farm from a woodland. In 1837, he was married to Eleanor Jackson, who died in 1846, leaving a fam- ily of four children, Nancy Ann, John A., Sarah E. and Emma J. Mr. Miller formed a second union, in 1847, with Emily Gilmore, by whom he has had three children, viz., Margaret Ann, James W. and Altha. Mr. Miller and his wife are members of the Disciple Church, in which the for- mer has been a Deacon for ten years. Mr. Miller has filled the office of Township Trustee and School Director, and is one of the useful citizens of . Blanchard Township.

J. C. MILLER, proprietor planing and saw mills, Dunkirk, was born Au- gust 26,1844, on the Blanchard River, Delaware Township, Hancock Coun - ty, Ohio, and is a son of Thomas and Temperance (Picket) Miller, both of German parentage, the former a native of Knox County, the latter of Athens County, Ohio. Our subject was educated in Hancock County, raised as a farmer, and is now owner of the planing and saw mills for building material, established in February, 1882. At the age of twenty-five years, he was married to Nancy E. Moore, born in 1856, daughter of John Moore, of German descent. Four children resulted from this union, Char- ity E., Alice May, Maud M. and Wiley J. Mr. Miller served 100 days in the One Hundred and Thirty-third Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A, under Capt. Steeley; was called out in May and returned in September. Mr. Miller is a member of the Knights of Honor and is a use- ful citizen of Blanchard Township.

W. F. MORGAN, restaurant and saloon keeper, Dunkirk, was born February 14, 1836, near Zanesville, Ohio. His parents were Joseph and Jane (Savage) Morgan, the former a native of Virginia and of English, the latter a native of New Jersey and of Welsh, extraction. The subject of this sketch was educated near Tiffin, Ohio, and learned the trade of black- smith, which he followed for twelve years. For the past nine years he has been carrying on a saloon and restaurant in Dunkirk. He was married May 24, 1861, in Adrian, Ohio, to Hattie Cramer, born January 17, 1842, native of Maryland, the daughter of Fred and Polly Cramer. This union resulted in four children, Bertha Ann, Frank (deceased), Harry D. F. and Zella May. Mr. Morgan enlisted May, 1864, in the One Hundred and Eighteenth Ohio National Guards, and was discharged in September, 1864.

JOHN T. MUSSON, farmer and carpenter, P. O. Kenton, was born, June 26, 1839, in Lincolnshire, England, and is a son of Edward Mus- son. He received his education in England, and emigrated in 1856; settled in New York, and, in 1860, came to Hardin County. He is a farmer and carpenter by occupation and owns a farm in Section 27, Blanchard Town- ship. In 1862, he was married to Sarah Jane Fletcher, born in 1843, and has been blessed with ten children, six living, as follows: Edmund A., Elizabeth S., John T., Charles P., William J. and Thomas W. Those deceased are Edward S., William, Mary and Ethel. Mr. Musson and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

J. J. MYERS, stave manufacturer, Dunkirk, was born September 29, 1842, in Switzerland, and is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth Myers. He is the third of a family of seven children, six sons (one deceased) and one daughter, and was educated at the 'common schools. He emigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1850. For ten years he was pursuing the business of a stave manufacturer in Ottawa County, Ohio, for four years in Lansing, Mich., and for twelve years in Hardin County. He has been twice married,

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the first time in Ottawa County in 1854, to Bertha Tabbord; the sec- ond union occurred in Hardin County, 1874, with Angeline Coontz, the widow of Mr. Coontz. She was born in 1842, a native of Pennsylvania, and of German and Irish parentage. Rudolph Myers, the brother of our subject, served in the Twentieth Ohio Battery.

DANIEL O'SULLIVAN, contractor and liveryman, Dunkirk, was born in Ireland in the year 1835, and is a son of Eugene O'Sullivan. He was educated in Ireland, where for seven years he was engaged on the police force, and emigrated to America in 1863, settling in this county. He was married, in 1863, to Ellen Foley, a native of Ireland, by whom he has had nine chil. dren, two boys and seven girls-Kate, Minnie, Eugene P. S., Francis, Bet- sey (deceased), John B., Nellie I. (deceased) Mary M. and Grace A. Mr. O'Sullivan is a contractor by occupation, and has an extensive custom. He was employed in the drainage of the Hog Creek Marsh, the success of which he claims to be due to him. Mr. O'Sullivan and wife are members of the Roman Catholic Church.

WILLIAM PEALER, contractor and carpenter, Dunkirk, was born August 17, 1823, in Columbia County, Penn. His parents are John and Rachel (Bright) Pealer, natives of Pennsylvania, the former of German, the latter of English descent. His parents emigrated to Knox County, Ohio, when our subject was eighteen months old, and where he was reared, educated in the log schoolhouse with paper windows. He is by occupation

a contractor and carpenter, the latter of which he has followed for twenty-five years. On February 26, 1846, he was united in marriage to Sarah Lantz, born December 12, 1825, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Jon- athan Lantz, of German extraction, who emigrated to Ohio at an early day. This union has resulted in nine children, six sons and three daughters, as follows: Laura, the wife of John Rinkford, drayman in Lima, Ohio; Louisa, the wife of John Jones, living in Indiana; Lemuel, contractor and carpenter, married to Mollie Howe, by whom he has one child, Ray; Will- iam F., a blacksmith in Indiana, married to Delia Powell, daughter of Josiah Powell; Mary, the wife of Albert Barber; J. C. Fremont, at home; Samuel Delbert, at home; Oliver, deceased at Atlanta, member of the One Hundred and Eighty-second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer In- fantry, Company A, and Virgil, who died at Livingston, Ill., of spotted fever. Mr. Pealer enlisted, December, 1864, in the One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company F; discharged June 21, 1865. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, where the former for eleven years was Recording Scribe, has filled the position of Class Leader, and for five years was Sunday School Superintendent. Mr. Pealer has filled the office of Township Trustee and School Director, and is a well-known citizen of Blanchard Township.

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The history of Hardin county, Ohio, Part 99

Author: Warner Beers & co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1883 Publisher: Chicago : Warner Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1076

Author: Warner Beers & co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Chicago : Warner Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1076