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qua county, N. Y., In 1879. Mr. Walton retired from active business in 1883. Cynthia was a daughter of Charles West and Eunice Randal, who settled in Warren county in 1865.
Walton, Spencer A., Columbus p. o., was born in Columbus in 1841, and in 1864 married Louisa Hammon, who was born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., in 1842. They have one son, Cassius H., born in 1866. Louisa was a daughter of David and Louisa (Tooley) Hammon ; the latter was from Rutland, Vt., and the former from Massachu- setts. Spencer A. was a son of John and Harriet (Spencer) Walton, who were married in 1828. He was born in 1806, and settled in Columbus from Chenango county, N. Y., with his parents, Aaron and Artimissa (Field) Walton. They were born in Connect- icut and married there, and settled in Chenango county, N. Y., and came to Warren county with a family of ten children in 1824.
Ward, George U., Matthew's Run p. o., Sugar Grove, was born in Sugar Grove in 1860, and chose a farmer's life. In 1882 he married Maggie Waters, who was born in 1860. They have two children-James and Pearl. George U. is a son of James and Ann (Gray) Ward. They were born in Nottinghamshire, England, and were married in Su- gar Grove, in 1859; they had a family of four children-George U., Martha, Grant, and Kate. James died in 1868. He was a son of John and Catharine (Unwin) Ward, of Nottinghamshire. John was born in 1804, and Catharine in 1821, and they were mar- ried in 1837 ; they had but one son-James. Catharine died in 1880. James and John settled in Sugar Grove in 1851, purchasing the homestead now occupied by George U.
Waterhouse, Russell, Pittsfield, was born in Schoharie county, N. Y., in 1821. He was a son of William A. and Hannah (Davis) Waterhouse. William A. was born in Ston- ington, Conn., Hannah was born in Rhode Island, and was a descendant of the Roger Willams colony; she was raised in the same neighborhood and went to school with Commodore Perry, and was a cousin of the hero of Lake Erie. They settled in Pitts- field in 1840, where William A. died in 1842. Hannah died in Dakota, aged ninety-five years. Russell Waterhouse settled in Pittsfield, in 1840, and was married in 1848 to Laura Ford, who was born in 1825. They have had a family of six children born to them-Hyatt M., is a graduate of Scudder's Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati, and is now a professor at Minneapolis, Minn .; John A., was also a graduate of the same college; Maud, graduated from the same in 1886; Elgia N., Thomas W'., and Effie. Thomas W. is now a bookkeeper, and the other two daughters are students at Fredonia. Laura Ford was a daughter of Obadiah and Elizabeth H. Ford. Obadiah was born in Maryland. They had a family of nine children born to them, seven of whom are now living-John C., Darius, Margaret Cordelia, Laura, Mansell, and Vincent. Darius and Mansell enlisted and served for four years in the late war, and were honorably dis- charged. Their father Obadiah served in the War of 1812.
Watts, jr., Thomas, Sugar Grove, was born in Wilkshire, England, in 1829. He was a son of Thomas and Susan (Barrett) Watts; they were married in England and with a family of four daughters and three sons in 1835 settled in Sugar Grove. The parents are both dead, the father died in 1841, the mother in 1854. Five of the children are now living-Mrs. Elizabeth Shutt, Mrs. Sarah Shutt, Mrs. Ellen Mead, John Watts, and Thomas Watts, jr. Thomas Watts, jr., married Lucretia Armitage, of Spring Creek in 1863. She was born in 1845 and died in Sugar Grove in 1873, leaving a fam- ily of three children-Nellie, May, and Jennie. Nellie married James Armitage in 1884, and died April 12, 1886, leaving an infant daughter, Nellie. May is a graduate and holds a teacher's certificate. Mr. Watts is a farmer, and was in early life a lumber- man, and purchased his homestead farm in 1862.
Watt, Moses, Garland p. o., Pittsfield, a resident of Garland was born in Spring Creek township in 1828. He was a son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Andrews) Watt. Alexander was born in Lancaster county, and his wife, Elizabeth, was born in Pittsfield. Alexander settled with his father, John Watt, in Spring Creek in 1797. John had a fam- ily of four children. Alexander and Elizabeth had a family of nine children born to to them, four of whom are now living-Mrs. Hannah Mallery, Mrs. Melissa Snyder, Mrs. Sarah Spencer, and Moses Watt. Alexander A. Watt died in 1866 at the advanced age
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of eighty-five years. His son Moses was married in 1866 to Eveline Bright, who was born in Crawford county in 1844. They have had two children born to them-Frank M. and Robert, who are now living ; Winifred and a daughter, Sarah Etta, are dead. Sarah died in 1885 aged seventeen years. Eveline Bright was a daughter of Henry and Mary Ann (Butler) Bright. Moses Watt in early life was a lumberman and farmer, and in 1884 settled in Garland, coming there from Spring Brook, and there erected his pres- ent fine residence. He embarked in the general hardware business in 1884.
Walz, Squire Frederick, Tidioute p. o., Glade, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1827. He was a son of John and Siblyla Walz, who emigrated to America in 1833, where they died leaving a family of six children, four of whom are now living-John, Johanna, Rose, and Frederick. Squire Frederick is a man of two hundred and seventy-five pounds weight. He enlisted in Company D, First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, in 1846, and served during the war with Mexico. They left Pittsburgh in December, 1846, under Colonel Wynkoop, and returned from Mexico in August, 1848; in that ser- vice he was under Generals Winfield Scott and Wool. Mr. Walz was commissioned to raise a company for the Fourth Pennsylvania Reserves, which he did, and placed them in command of Colonel March. He was married in 1859 to Mrs. Mary Magdalene Glass- ing. They settled in Tidioute in 1864, and in 1865 settled in Limestone on the Econ- omist Society plot. From 1859 to 1873 he was engaged in the grocery business in Limestone. In 1873 he was appointed by the Bridge Company at Tidioute, as toll collector and agent. He has held the office of justice of the peace for several years, and in 1883, he received a unanimous vote from the people of the borough for the office of justice, which position he is filling with credit.
Way, Timothy, Russellburg p. o., was born in Scipio, Cayuga county, N. Y., Octo- ber 18, 1801, and died in Pine Grove January 31, 1879. Nancy Borthwick, his wife, was born in Scipio January 20, 1802. They were married in 1826, and came to Pine Grove in 1830, settled in Russellberg, and in 1851 located on the beautiful farm in the north part of the town, where Judson W. Way now resides. The children of this mar- riage were Willard J., born June 30, 1828; William N., March 6, 1830 ; Judson W., February 15, 1853 ; Orrin J., July 12, 1835 ; Mary Jane, March 27, 1839; Nancy Jenet, September 5, 1841; Rebecca Ann, March 29, 1847. Judson W. Way married Isaura L., daughter of Ezra H. Gregory, of Farmington, on May 9, 1866. They have two children, Charles A. and Ralph C. Timothy Way, during his life, was a farmer and one of the most respected citizens of Pine Grove. Some of his business ventures were unsuccessful, but he eventually regained his fortune and at the time of his death was in comfortable circumstances. He was a prominent anti-slavery Democrat, and supported Mr. Lincoln as a candidate for the presidency. He was a member of the society of the Baptist Church.
Weiler, George, Warren p. o., Conewango, was born in Alsace, France, on February 3, 1824. He is a farmer and settled on the farm he now occupies in 1850, a part of which he cleared and improved. He was a son of George and Barbara (Rockenbach) Weiler, who came to America in 1832, and settled in Pleasant township, where they re- sided for five years, after which they removed to Conewango and settled on the farm now owned by Jacob C. Seigrist, where they lived until the time of their deaths. They had a family of five children-Saloma (Mrs. John Arnold), George, John, Magdalena (Mrs. Christian Kaberlin), Mary (Mrs. Henry Boss). George Weiler, jr., was married on October 7, 1852, to Magdalena Kiel (a daughter of Michael and Susan (Hoscher) Kiel, who were natives of Germany and came to this country and settled in Conewango in 1839). They have had a family of seven children born to them-Lewis, Susan (Mrs. C. M. Marston), Clara (Mrs. John Sly), Bessie, Nettie, John, and Robert.
Weld, Robert and Clarissa (Howe), were born in Vermont, she in Brattleboro in 1795, and he in Windham in 1784. He died in 1875, and she died in 1885. They had a family of seven children, five of whom are now living-Susan, Sarah, Squire, William W., and Mary. Theodore died in 1861 in his fifty-fourth year, and Clarissa died in 1883 aged forty years. The parents settled in Sugar Grove in 1831.
Weld, William W., is a successful farmer of Sugar Grove, and was born at Bath,
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Steuben county, N. Y., February 23, 1829, and settled in Sugar Grove in 1831. He married Christina Falconer, of Sugar Grove, by whom he has had three sons - Robert J., Fred F., and Guy T. (who died February 27, 1883). William enlisted in Company B, Ninth New York Cavalry in 1861, and was promoted to second and then to first lieu- tenant, and was discharged in 1863 by reason of disability, and in 1864 he enlisted in Company G, 211th Pennsylvaina Regiment, served to the close of the war and was dis- charged. He was wounded in 1862, for which he now draws a pension. He purchased the farm in 1848, which consists of forty-eight acres, and now owns a homestead of 110, where he erected his dwelling complete in appointments in 1885. He was a son of Robert and Clarisa (Howe) Weld. She was a native of Brattleboro, and was born in 1795 and her husband was born in Windham county, Vt., in 1784, and died June 1, 1875. They had a family of ten children born to them, five of whom are now living - Susan, Sarah, Squire William W., Mary, and Theodore N. (died leaving a widow and two children), and Clarissa married E. M. Dupray, and died leaving three children. Sarah M. married W. P. Cummings.
Weiler, John C., Warren p. o., Conewango, was born in Alsace, France, on Novem- ber, 18, 1827. He is a farmer, owning about 450 acres. He purchased in 1868 two hun- dred and forty acres where he now resides, and has since added to it until now his farm comprises in all about 450 acres. He is one of the self-made men of Conewango, coming to this place when but four years old, and has accumulated his large property by his own exertions. He was a son of George and Barbara (Rockenbach) Weiler, who came to this country in 1832. John C. was married on June 6, 1851, to Saloma Seigrist, a daughter of Philip and Saloma (Strubler) Seigrist, who were among the early settlers of Conewango. They have had a family of six children born to them - Mary (now Mrs. Anthony Mintzer), Elias P. (deceased), Theodosia (now Mrs. Michael Kaf- ,ferlin), Elias H., Gilbert G., and Chloe.
Wellman, Dr. Warren D., Sugar Grove p. o., was born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., in 1855. He was a graduate of the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical Institute in the class of 1881 and settled in Sugar Grove, in his profession, that of surgeon and doctor. His brother, Elmer E. Wellman, settled in Sugar Grove in 1881, when they as partners formed the firm of Wellman Brothers, now engaged in the general drug and prescrip- tion business, and added a full stock of groceries and fancy goods, with stationery. They are the sons of W. D. and Laura L. (Martin) Wellman, of Harmony, Chautauqua county, N. Y. Their mother, Laura L., died in 1866, leaving a family of four children -Dr. W. D., Julia E., Elmer E., and Arthur M.
Welsh, Lawrence, Chandler's Valley p. o., Sugar Grove, was born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1826, and was a son of Patrick. He settled in Morristown, N. J., in 1848, when he married Joanna Hogan, born in Waterford, Ireland, in 1829, and married in 1849. They have a family of two children - Kate and Mary Elizabeth. Kate married Leonard H. Homer, and has three children. Mr. Welsh settled in Sugar Grove in 1880, purchasing the old John Chandler farm of 110 acres. He has been for twenty- five years employed as section boss on the railroad, and agent of several roads, east and west.
Wentworth, William Wallace, Pittsfield, was born in Litchfield, Herkimer county, N. Y., in 1827, and with his parents, Loren and Servilla (Crosby) Wentworth, settled in Chautauqua county in 1828. Their children now living are William W., Eugene, Jasper, and De Ette. William W. Wentworth was married in 1848, to Sarah Olivia Sharp, who was born in Grove, Allegheny county, N. Y., in 1829. They have had a family of ten children, four of whom are now living - William W. jr., Marion W., Sarah Servilla Pierce, and Eli B. S. William W., sr., enlisted in Company I., Fourteenth Penn- sylvania Cavalry in 1862, and was discharged at the close of the war in 1865. He was wounded in the shoulder and the knee. His wife, Olivia, was a daughter of Eli B. and Sarah (Barker) Sharp. Sarah was born in Maine, and Eli, her husband, was born in Cayuga county, N. Y. They settled in Pittsfield in 1836. Marion M. Wentworth married George W. Wing, and her sister, Sarah S., married Henry Pierce. They had one child born to them - Francis May.
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Wentz, Philip, Warren p. o., Conewango, was born in Alsace, France, on March 18, 1840. He was son of Philip and Wilhelmina (Messner) Wentz, who settled in Cone- wango, Warren county, in 1841, on the farm which is now occupied by Philip, most of which they cleared and improved themselves. They had a family of two children - Saloma (Mrs. Matthias Schuler), and Philip, who suceeded to the homestead where he now resides. He was married on February 20, 1866, to Mahala Denney, by whom he has had one child- Eddie W. Mahala was a daughter of Ransom and Philena Denny, of Steuben county, N. Y.
Wenzel, Henry, deceased, Warren p. o., Conewango, was born in Leniburg, Bavaria, Germany, on November 15, 1824. Ile was a son of Henry and Libbie Wenzel. He came to America in 1854, and settled in New York city, where he remained until 1864, when he came to Conewango, where he cleared and improved the farm which is now owned and occupied by his widow, and where he resided until his death, which occur- red on February 5, 1886. He was married in 1849 to Saloma Kestner, a daughter of Michael and Ann M. (Bishop) Kestner, of Leniburg, Germany. Their children were Henry, Christian, William, Philopena, Amelia, Michael, Libbie, and Louis. Mr. Wen- zel was a member of the Lutheran Church, and his family also belong to that denomi- nation.
Whaley, E. B., East Branch p. o., Spring Creek, was born in Wyoming county, N. Y., in 1828, and settled in Warren county in 1847. He is a farmer and owns 120 acres. He enlisted in 1862 in the Second District Columbia Regiment. He was ordained a minister in the Free Baptist Church, and now preaches at Sparta Church, being the old- est worker in this denomination in Spring Creek. He married Clarissa Nichols, of Sar- dinia, N. Y., who was born in 1835. They had a family of three children born to them-Charles A., Bettie, and Mattie. His father, Daniel Whaley, was born in Ver- mont in 1802, and died in 1879; he married Hannah Bean, of Genesee, N. Y., who was born in 1803, and died in 1844. They had a family of ten children, seven of whom are now living.
Wheeler, Hon. Nelson P., of Tidioute, Pa., was born in Portville, Cattaraugus county, N. Y., in 1841. He was a son of William F. and Flora (Atkins) Wheeler, of Cleveland. Mrs. Wheeler died in 1850, leaving a family of three children-N. P., William E., and Augusta, now Mrs. E. A. Skinner, of Westfield, N. Y. Nelson P. Wheeler was married in 1877 to Rachel A. Smith, a daughter of Captain Alexander Smith, in Cincinnati. They have a family of four children-Rachel F., Isabel S., Mary Atkins, and Nelson P., jr. In 1836 his father, William F. Wheeler, purchased interests in large tracts of land in Venango, now Forest county. Nelson P. came to that part of Venango county, which is now Forest county, in 1865; was county commissioner from 1868 to 1871, and was a member of Assembly in 1878-79. He is an extensive lumber manufacturer and shipper from Hickory and Tionesta, their improved band saw-mill and log railroad into the woods greatly facilitating the trade. He is also interested in lum- bering establishments in northern Michigan, and has lately been prominent in locating and erecting a tannery at Hickory. He removed with his family to Tidioute in 1885, and was elected school director the same year.
Wheelock, Edwin R., Sugar Grove, was born in Genesee county, N. Y., in the town of Sheldon August 24, 1827. He was a son of Abner and Lydia (Tillotson) Wheelock. Lydia was born in Genesee county, N. Y., Jannary 19, 1801, and her husband, Abner, was born in Charleston, Mass., October 9, 1796, and died on May 22, 1886. His wife, Lydia, died in July, 1871. They settled in Wayne township, Erie county, in 1830, where they resided until 1859, when they removed to Sugar Grove, where they resided up to the time of their deaths. They had a family of four sons-Charles A., George G., Edwin R., and Mathew G. Edwin R. was married on September 20, 1853, to Betsey Ann Allen, of Freehold township. They have had two sons born to them- Frank D. and George R. Edwin R. Wheelock settled in Warren county in 1842, and engaged in the manufacture and shipping of lumber, and in 1847 he, with his brother George, purchased the Mead Mill, in Mead township, where they resided until 1849, when they sold the mill to Joseph Hall and Charles Fisher, and purchased the David
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Allen mill in Freehold township, where he resided until 1870, when he removed to Sugar Grove, and built his present residence, which he now occupies. In 1875 he became en- gaged in the hardware business, under the firm name of Smith & Wheelock, and in 1879 the present firm of Wheelock & Son (Edwin R. and Frank D.), was formed. They deal in all classes of hardware, farmers' supplies, mowers, reapers, carriages, and ploughs. Mr. Wheelock is also engaged in the lumber business.
White, L. K., Garland p. o., Spring Creek, was born in Warren county in 1841. He was a son of Samuel and Louisa (Miles) White. Samuel was born in 1787, and died in 1852. His wife was born in 1797, and died in 1878. They had a family of eleven children born to them, six of whom are now living. L. K. White married Mary E. Elder, of Butler county. She was born in 1844. They had a family of eight children born to them-S. L., Effie B., H. E., W. R., Anna M., Lelia E., Clifford, Arliel, de- ceased. They now own and occupy a farm of thirty-five acres.
White, Herbert, Lander p. o., Farmington, is a farmer, and was born in Farming- ton May 24, 1851. He was a son of Orange and Nancy (Robbins) White, who came from Oneida county, N. Y., and settled in Sugar Grove, now Farmington, in February, 1837, on the farm now owned by Harry Mahan, most of which they cleared and im- proved themselves. They had a family of nine children-Jay, Ebenezer, Otis, Myra E., Orange, jr., Emma, Herbert, Belle, and Harry D. Herbert White was reared in Farm- ington, and was married March 9, 1882, to Clara M. Putnam, a daughter of Perry P. and Margaret (McCray) Putnam, of Farmington. They have had two children born to them-Maggie and Irwin S.
White, Lucius, Columbus, was born in Columbus in 1834. He was a son of Mark S. and Rachel (Walker) White, who were natives of Addison county, Vt., who settled in Columbus in 1832. They had a family of five children, four of whom are now living - Lovina, Lucius, Lyman, and Lura. Mark S. White died in 1879, aged eighty-four years, and his wife, Rachel, died in 1862. Mark S. was a son of Peter White, who was a Rev- olutionary soldier. Mark S. was a lumberman and farmer, and was a justice of the peace for some twenty or twenty-five years. He was appointed postmaster under the administration of President Taylor. Lucius White has served as justice of the peace from his early manhood up to the present time. He was appointed pension clerk at Washington under President Arthur. He owns and occupies the old homestead, which was purchased by his parents in 1836. Lucius White was married in 1885, to Mrs. Ada L. Doud, who was a daughter of Mr. William Lowry. She had a family of three chil- dren by her first husband -Jesse, William, and Sarah Doud.
Whitehead, James F., McGraw p. o., Triumph, was born on Prince Edward Island, in 1845. He was a son of William and Rebecca Whitehead. James emigrated to Buf- falo, N. Y., in 1864, was employed as a journeyman and ship carpenter. In 1867 he came to Venango, and in 1872 he settled in Triumph, and engaged in the production of oil in his own interest as well as that of others. He became superintendent for J. M. Clapp, in his oil interest in 18So. He was married in 1875, to Marcia Thompson, a daughter of Squire J. W. and Nancy (McMillin) Thompson. J. W. was born in Sara- toga county, N. Y., and his wife, Nancy, was born in Hamilton county, O. James F. Whitehead purchased his homestead farm of 225 acres in 1883.
Whitman, William, Kinzua p. o., Elk, was born in New York city in the year 1819. An orphan child, he was taken from a charitable institution, and brought by a family named Sears to Kinzua in 1827. He was an industrious lad, and worked around the town, and saved his earnings. He married Margaret Morrison, by whom he had a fam- ily of eight children - Lafayette, Alvira, Ellen, Roberta, John, William, Ellen (second), the first having died when quite young, and Gardner. William, the father. died Septem- ber 16, 1883. His farm comprised seventy-eight acres nicely located on Kinzua Run. He was at one time connected with the M. E. Church, and was a class leader, but with- drew some years before his death.
Whitcomb, Paul, Cornplanter p. o., Elk, was a native of New Hampshire, and served in the War of 1812. He married Matilda Page in Vermont, and settled in Howard, Steuben county, N. Y., and with his wife, Charles K., Matilda, and other children, came
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to Warren county something over fifty years ago, where Paul died in 1866, and his wife in 1878. Charles K. Whitcomb was united in marriage with Laura Seaman, by whom he had a family of four children, all of whom are now living. He began life for him- self with no capital, and by industry and energy has amassed a comfortable fortune, the result of his own personal effort. Among his fellow men his judgment is respected. About thirty years ago Mr. Whitney moved to Corydon, on a good and well cultivated farm of seventy acres. He was formerly a member of the M. E. Church, but withdrew some years ago, but is a true friend and supporter of the Christian church.
Whitney, Ira A., Pittsfield p. o., was born in Youngsville in 1842, a son of Nathan and Susan Davis Whitney. She was a daughter of Abraham and Ruth Mead Davis, and was born in 1809. Nathan was born in Massachusetts in 1803; they were born in Youngsville, and had a family of seven children, four of whom are now living -Ira A., Lucy, M. D., and Dr. William D. Nathan was a son of Ira Whitney, settled in Youngs- ville in 1824, and died in 1862. Ira A. embarked in the mercantile trade in Pittsfield in 1873, dealing extensively in all classes of merchandise, grain, seeds, feed, flour, lum- ber, shingles, clothing, boots and shoes, and does a general barter business to accom- modate his farming trade. He was appointed postmaster November, 1885. He married Sabrina Mead, daughter of John and Eveline Mead, in 1879; they have three children -Ella, Mary, Lucy P., and Fred.
Wickwire, Morton D., of Columbus, was born in Hamilton, Madison county, N. Y., in 1829. He was a son of Giles and Lois (Carrier) Wickwire, who were born in Con- necticut and settled in Columbus in 1839, where they died, he in 1873, and his wife, Lois, in 1877. They had a family of five children born to them -Morton, Monroe, Dimmis, Myron, and Milo. Morton D. Wickwire was married in 1855, to Sarah Dut- ton, of Warren county. They have had three children born to them -Dennis S., Lura L., and Lelia I. Mr. Morton has been town commissioner, school director, and col- lector, and was also engaged in farming. His son, Dennis, married Mary B. Scholton, of Chautauqua county, N. Y., in 1881. They have one child-Earl M. Mrs. Sarah Wickwire was a daughter of Solomon and Rebecca (Rice) Dutton, who settled here in 1829. They had a family of four children -two sons and two daughters.
Wiederhold, George, Youngsville p. o., Brokenstraw, was born in Prussian Germany, Grossbartloff, County Heiligenstadt, R. B. Erfurt, Province Sachsen, January 11, 1826, and came to America in 1851 and settled at Galena, Ill., and in 1857 came to Buffalo, N. Y., where he was married in 1860 to Barbara Smith, who was born in Bavaria, Ger- many, in 1842. They have had a family of seven children-Bertha, Maggie, George, Emma and Alma (twins), Leo, and Louis. George enlisted in Company D, One Hun- dred and Eleventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, in 1864, and served to the close of the war, when he returned to his trade, that of cabinet-making and undertaking, and in 1859 settled in Youngsville and engaged in the general furniture and undertaking business. The undertaking business is a specialty, and he has on hand a variety of fine selections.
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