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Allen, Wm. H. , renter, Sec. 28; P.O. Louden.

Adams, C. J., Mrs. , farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Massillon; widow of Abraham Williams, who was born in Luzerne Co., Penn., Feb. 17, 1830; he came to this county in June, 1841; in 1850 Mr. W. went to California; remained there about eighteen months, being quite successful, this being his first start. Mrs. A.’s maiden name was Cowell; she was born in Ashland Co., Ohio, in 1834; she came to this county in the Fall of 1840 with her parents. They were married May 9, 1851; he died Oct. 30, 1872; leaving family; two sons and three daughters—Aureliza, Frances E., Wm. H., Dolly M., and Julius J.A. He left an estate of about 1,200 acres. June 1, 1877, she married Hugh Adams.

Beddow, A. H. , far., S. 10, P.O. Massillon.

Benson, O. P. , farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Louden.

Benson, Wm. , farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Lowden.

Bennett, S. , farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Massillon.

Brink, Allen, farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Clarence.

Brink, Ira, far., Sec. 5; P.O. Oxford Mills; was born in Bradford Co., Penn., Aug. 15, 1827; he lived there until he was past 23 years of age; then removed to Carroll Co., Ill. in 1850; he remained there until Oct., 1856, and then came to this county; owns 288 acres. He married Miss Cordelia Hager Feb. 19, 1850, a native of the same county; they have four sons and three daughters—Wilbur, born Feb. 4, 1851, in Pennsylvania; Lois, born Sept. 15, 1852, in Carroll Co.; Wesley, born Aug. 24, 1857, in Cedar Co.; Emma, born April 11, 1860, in Cedar Co.; Thomas, born Oct. 19, 1862, in Cedar Co.; Alva, born Aug. 8, 1865, in Cedar Co.; Hesther, born Jan. 6, 1869, in Cedar Co.

Brink, J. farmer, S. 18; P.O. Clarence.

Brink, Simeon, farmer, S. 8; P.O. Clarence.

Bunge, Henry, farmer, S. 20; P.O. Louden.

Bunge, Peter, farmer, S. 20; P.O. Louden.

Burwell, J. S. , farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Louden; was born in Hanover Tp., Ashland Co., Ohio, July 23, 1828; he lived there until 1854, and then came to this county; he moved on the place he now lives in the Spring of 1855, and has lived there ever since; owns 200 acres. He married Nancy M. Shearer, May 10, 1853, a native of the same place; born Feb. 26, 1832; they have three sons—Thomas L., born Sept. 9, 1854; John A., born May 6, 1859; Charles S., born Feb. 3, 1862.

Burwell, T. L. , farmer, S. 35; P.O. Louden.

Butler, C. C. , mechanic, Massillon.

Cave, Emerson , farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Oxford Mills.

Cantonwine, David , physician and surgeon, Massillon; was born in Bedford Co., Penn., in 1819; lived there until 18 years of age, then went to Mexico, where he remained two and a half years; returned and located in Linn Co., Iowa, in 1841; at the age of 17, he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Gettis, of Bedford, Penn,; he attended a course of lectures at Cincinnati and one at Philadelphia; has been engaged in practice at Massillon five years. He has married twice; first wife was Hulda White, a native of Indiana; she died in 1856; four children—Mary, Alvira, Julius and Gideon. He married again to Cynthia Irish, in August 1859, a native of Erie Co., N.Y.; they have a family of six—David W., Austin, Frank, Emma J., Walter and Burton.

Cave, Jas. , farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Oxford Mills.

Chapman, Edward , farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Clarence.

Chisholm, James , farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Clarence.

Criemier, H. , farmer, S. 28; P.O. Louden.

Curran, David, far.; P.O. Louden.

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Currant, James B. , farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Massillon.

Davis, Richard, saloon keeper, Massillon.

Davis, J. F. , farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Oxford Mills; was born in Portland, Me., Sept. 9, 1827; he lived there about two years; then his parents moved to New York City; lived there about twenty years, then moved to De Kalb Co., Ill., in the Fall of 1849; left there in 1864, and came to this county and located in this township; owns 135 acres. He married Miss Lucy A. Alexander, a native of Lewis Co., N.Y., Dec. 25, 1851; they have two sons and three daughters—Frances E., Amanda S., Annie M., George W. and Jonas N. Was Justice of the Peace six years; was Township Trustee a number of years, School Treasurer two years, and School Director a number of years.

Dihne, Chas. , farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Massillon.

Deke, Fred. , farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Louden.

Deming, Amos, proprietor hotel, Massillon; was born in Canada Oct. 2, 1826; lived there about one year; his parents then moved to Niagara Co., N. Y.; lived there until 1837, and then removed to Michigan, where he remained until 1863, and then came to this county; has been engaged in the hotel business here twelve years. Is Postmaster, was Justice of the Peace one term, and was Station Agent about five years. He married Miss Mary Cameron Jan. 28, 1865, a native of Canada; she died Jan. 29, 1866. He married again, to Emily Shirley, Oct. 16, 1867; no family by first marriage; one son and one daughter, by second marriage—Alice M. and William.

Deming, Howard, peddler, Massillon.

Deming, J. , farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Massillon.

Deming, T. C. , farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Massillon.

Dinkel, A. J. , farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Massillon; was born in Rockingham Co., Va., Nov. 6, 1858; he lived in Virginia until 10 years of age, and then came to this county and located in this town, owns eighty acres. He married Miss Emily J., daughter of Wm. Williams, July 1, 1875; she was born in this county March 7, 1855; they have one daughter—Ethel, born May 15, 1876.

Doty, H. , far., Sec. 9; P.O. Massillon.

Eldredge, George, farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Massillon.

Elijah, D. , far., Sec. 20; P.O. Clarence.

Elijah, Lewis, farmer, Sec. 8 P.O. Clarence; was born in Delaware Co., N.Y., Feb. 20, 1841; has been a resident of this county ten years; owns 101 acres. He married Miss Margaret Sutherland Sept. 29, 1870, a native of the same county; they have one son and one daughter—William, born May 11, 1871; Clara A., Feb. 21, 1877.

Ehrka, J. , renter, S. 25; P.O. Massillon.

Engler, M. , far., S. 14; P.O. Massillon.

Engler, Wm. , farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Massillon; was born in Newport, Luzerne Co., Penn., Jan. 27, 1811; he lived there until the Spring of 1856, and then came to this county and located where he now lives; owns 175 acres. He married Miss Elizabeth Boon Dec. 26, 1833, a native of Columbia Co., Penn,; born Nov. 15, 1813; they have one son living and lost four—Milton, born June 30, 1840; George W., born March 28, 1835, died Feb. 27, 1841; Edwin, born April 5, 1837, died Feb. 4, 1856; John, born Nov. 17, 1844, died March 19, 1847; William, born Nov. 7, 1847, died Dec. 24, 1872.

Emerson, Hiram A. , farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Massillon; was born in Salisbury, N.H., Dec. 24, 1830; lived there until 15 years of age; his parents then moved to Lowell, Mass.; he lived there until 21 years of age, and then came to this county and township, in 1850, and has lived here ever since; owns 160 acres. He married Miss Mary E. Finch May 17, 1855, a native of Delaware Co., Ohio; they have four sons and three daughters; lost two sons; Frank H., born Dec. 16, 1857; Addie V., March 5, 1860; Fred M., Jan. 1, 1862; George E., born Jan. 20, 1864; died Feb. 28, 1865; William A., Aug. 10, 1868; Lillie M., Jan. 29, 1871; Charles J., Oct. 28, 1873; Clem- . . .

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. . . erica, April 5, 1877; George H., born Feb. 23, 1856, died March 5, 1856.

Emerson, Wm. , rent., Sec. 10; P.O. Massillon.

Fassett, Joseph S. , farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Clarence.

Fassett, R. L. J. , farmer, S. 8: P.O. Clarence.

Ferguson, A. , farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Clarence.

Ferguson, W. , farmer, S. 30; P.O. Clarence.

Forbes, James, far., Sec. 4; P.O. Oxford Mills.

Forbes, J. , farmer, Sec. 4., P.O. Oxford Mills.

Gates, John C. , laborer, Massillon.

Gates, F. A. , school teacher, also vineyardist and general fruit culture, Sec. 16; P.O. Massillon; was born in Attleboro, Mass., March 15, 1810; his parents moved from there when he was about 5 years of age; was raised in New Hampshire, he attended the now Colby University, Maine, but graduated at the Columbia University, Washington, D.C.; he graduated in 1837. Mr. G.’s time has been mostly engaged in teaching; he is now on his 77th term. He emigrated to Iowa in 1853 and located on the place where he now lives; he entered 160 acres from the Government. He married Miss Hannah, daughter of Deacon Clifford Williams, of Waterville, Me.; they were married in Zebulon, Pike Co., Ga., in 1838; they have two sons and two daughters—Mary E., now Mrs. Wm. H. Nash, living at Des Moines, Iowa; John C. and Martin C., on the home farm; Emma H., now Mrs. Spencer Evans, of Philips Co., Kas. Was County Surveyor five years.

Gates, M. D. , farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Massillon.

Geiles, C. , far, Sec. 20; P.O. Louden.

Getty, James, farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Louden; was born in Beaver Co., Penn., Aug. 20, 1844; he lived there until 4 years of age; his parents then moved to Alleghany Co., Penn., where they lived four years and then came West to Lyons, Clinton Co., Iowa, in 1851; his home was there until 1867. He enlisted in the army Oct. 4, 1861, in Co. A., 15th Iowa; he re-enlisted March 1, 1864; was wounded at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864; he was taken prisoner and confined in the Andersonville prison until Nov. 20, 1874; he was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 29, 1865. He came to this county in 1868; owns 120 acres of land. He married Rebecca H. Todd Oct. 17, 1872, a native of Ohio; no family.

Hall, A. W. , farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Clarence.

Heimer, G. , far., S. 18; P.O. Clarence.

Hendricks, H. , farmer, S. 36; P.O. Louden.

Hines, William, farmer, S. 27; P.O. Louden.

Hintz, H. , far., Sec. 28; P.O. Louden.

Hitzmann, H. , farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Louden.

Inman, John.

Jeffrey, Almer, farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Clarence.

Jeffery, George, farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Clarence; was born in Devonshire, England Oct. 4, 1828; his parents emigrated to Prince Edward Island when he was about 18 months old; lived there six years, and then moved to Canada West; lived there four years, and then removed to Winnebago Co., Ill. in the Fall of 1839; he remained there until 1848, and then came to Jackson Co., Iowa; remained there one year, then removed to Jones Co.; there two years, and then came to this county; owns 203 acres. He married Miss Lydia A. Strawn May 13, 1851, a native of Canada; born Jun 11, 1831; they have four sons and three daughters—Thomas A., George W., Ambrose S., Charles L., Lousia J., Mary J. and Carrie B.

Jeffery, G. M. , farmer, S. 5; P.O. Clarence.

Jeffery, S. , far., Sec. 8; P. O. Clarence.

Johnson, T. R. , farmer, S. 35; P.O. Louden.

Jones, G. , far., Sec. 3; P. O. Massillon.

Jones, J. , far., Sec. 3; P.O. Massillon.

Keith, C. L. laborer, Sec. 10; P.O. Massillon.

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Keith, M. D. , farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Massillon; was born in Washington Co., Ohio, April 4, 1818; he lived there until 1833, then his parents moved to Laporte Co., Ind.; lived there until May, 1836, and then removed to Winnebago Co., Ill.; lived there until the Fall of 1850, and then came to this county, and has lived here ever since; owns ninety acres. He married Miss Jane Simmons in January, 1849, a native of Knox Co., Ohio. He married again to Eleanor Walston in 1859, a native of Ross Co., Ohio; they have one son and two daughters—Steward L., Ida M. and Helen J.

Kent, J. M., Hon. , farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Clarence; was born in Rockbridge Co., Va., Nov. 12, 1814; he lived there until 4 years of age; his parents then moved to Montgomery Co., Ohio, where he lived until 1842; he then moved to Plano, in Kendall Co., Ill.; while there he cast his vote for James G. Birney for President of the United States, his being one of the 1,600 votes cast; he lived there until 1852, then removed to this county, and has been a resident ever since. He was elected to fill a vacancy in the Twenty-first Senatorial District of Iowa in the Republican party in 1857, and re-elected in 1859. In 1864, Mr. K. was appointed Army Vote commissioner, and visited the army near Atlanta, Ga., and took the vote of the 25th, 26th, and 31st Regiments. Nov. 22, 1838, he married Miss Mary Ferguson at her father’s residence in Montgomery Co., Ohio; they have six sons and two daughters—Keziah F., now Mrs. C. G. Brink, living in Crawford Co., Iowa; John L., living in Adams Co., Neb.; James M., living in Adams Co., Neb.; William O., living in Carroll Co., Iowa; T. Berritt, medical student at Clarence, Iowa; Newton H., living on the home farm; Mary A., now Mrs. Edmund Elijah, living in Dayton Tp., Cedar Co., Iowa; Charles H., living at home.

Kent, Newton, farmer, S. 6; P.O. Clarence.

Kimball, B. C. , farmer, S. 4; P.O. Massillon.

Kinney, B. B. , farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Louden.

Kline, Williams, farmer, P.O. Louden.

Klipp, John, far., S. 34; P.O. Louden.

Kohler, Henry, farmer, S. 21; P.O. Louden.

Kroeger, J. H. , farmer, S. 29; P.O. Louden.

Kruckenberg, J. , farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Louden.

Leicht, John V. , far., S. 35; P.O. Louden.

Leicht, John H. , farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Louden.

Leitz, Wm. , far., S. 35; P.O. Louden.

Lociling, Peter, far., P.O. Louden.

Lohmann, Fred. , farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Louden.

McIntyre, Ira, renter, S. 2; P.O. Massillon.

McIntyre, John, farmer, S. 2; P.O. Oxford Mills.

McCartney, J. far., S. 32; P.O. Louden.

Martzahn, T. , far., S. 28; P.O. Louden.

Mepeke, John, far., S. 28; P.O. Louden.

Mitchell, Eli, far., S. 16; P.O. Massillon

Mitchell, P. T. , far., S. 16; P.O. Massillon.

Mitchell, Thornton, far., S. 16; Massillon.

Morton, Amanda, Mrs. , farmer, S. 5; P.O. Oxford Mills; widow of Ezra, who was born in Connecticut, May 21, 1796; he came to this county in 1842; Mrs. M.’s maiden name was Brown. They were married Sept. 21, 1849; he died Feb. 19, 1861; leaving four sons by a former marriage; three sons and one daughter by second marriage—Watterman, Densmore, Danford and Dennison, Pium H., Franklin P., Joseph S., Emily J., and Nancy B.; left an estate of 630 acres. Mrs. M. came to the county in October, 1840.

Morton, J. S. , far., S. 5; P. O. Oxford Mills.

Morton, P. , far., S. 5; Oxford Mills.

Muhs, Henry, far., S. 29; P.O. Louden.

Muhs, Peter, far., Sec. 29; P.O. Louden.

Myers, D. G. , far., S. 15; P.O. Massillon.

Myer, Godfrey, farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Louden.

Myers, J. R., farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. Massillon; was born in Rockingham Co., Va., March 28, 1834; he lived there until 21 years of age, and then came to this county and town in April, 1855; owns 118 acres of land. Is Justice of the Peace; was assessor a num- . . .

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. . . ber of years. He married Miss Clara McLeod May 4, 1862, a native of Delaware Co., Ohio; they have five sons—Llewellyn C., Hunter G., Howard U., George and McLeod.

Myers, D. G. , farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Massillon; was born in Rockingham Co., Va., July 10, 1822; he lived there until May 8, 1855, and then came to this county, and located where he now lives, in 1864; he took a trip to the Rocky Mountains, being gone about four years; owns 352 acres of land. He married Miss Mary Shriver Dec. 12, 1869; born in Noble Co., Ohio, in 1834; she came to this county when 6 years of age; they have two daughters—Minnie L., born April 9, 1871, and Susan, Aug. 19, 1873.

Norton, C. W. , farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Oxford Mills.

Nuitzmann, Chas. , farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Louden.

Nuitzmann, Wm. , farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Louden.

Orelup, Hiram, farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Clarence.

Otte, Henry, farmer, S. 31; P.O. Louden.

Otte, W. , farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Louden.

Otte, Wm. , farmer, S. 31; P.O. Louden.

Peabody, Chas. , farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Clarence.

Peabody, W. E. , far., S. 17; P. O. Clarence.

Penningroth, Charles, farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Louden.

Petit, Alex, laborer, Massillon.

Petit, John, laborer, Massillon.

Phephs, G. H. , far., S. 33; P.O. Louden.

Pierce, Chas. , laborer, Massillon.

Pierpoint, Thos. W. , farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Louden.

Reeves, J. R. , farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Louden.

Reichmann, Wm. carp., Sec. 34; P.O. Louden.

Reinking, Wm. , far., S. 31; P.O. Clarence.

Rice, John, far., Sec. 10; P. O. Massillon.

Richmann, Fred, farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Massillon.

Rogers, A. , farmer, S. 3; P. O. Massillon.

Rogers, J. V. , far., Sec. 6; P. O. Clarence.

Rollins, W. , farmer, S. 9; P. O. Massillon.

Rollins, Willard, farmer and Justice of the Peace, Sec. 16; P. O. Massillon; was born in Noblesboro, Lincoln Co., Me., Dec. 24, 1811; he lived there until 6 years of age; his parents then moved to Kennebec Co., Me.; lived there seventeen years, and then to Penobscot Co., Me., where he remained twenty-two years; he came to this county in May, 1857, and located where he now lives; owns 120 acres of land. He married Miss Hannah P. Garland, May 20, 1847, a native of Penobscot Co., Me.; they have four sons and two daughters—Charles W., Albert E., George H., Willis E., Susan E. and Charlotte A. Has been Justice of the Peace eight years, Supervisor one term, Township Clerk three years, Secretary School Board two years, and Township Trustee three or four years.

Safely, Robert B. , farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Clarence.

Safely, Robt. , far., S. 30; P.O. Clarence.

Schlutter, F. , far., S. 32; P.O. Louden.

Schneider, P. , far., S. 23; P.O. Louden.

Schwagermann, Henry, farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Louden.

Schroeder, Wm. , far., S. 21; P.O. Louden.

Shorp, Phimis, laborer, Massillon.

Shriver, Lavicia, Mrs., farming, S. 13; P.O. Massillon; widow of John, who was born in Greene Co., Penn., June 21, 1802; he emigrated to this county with his family and settled on the place they now live July 3, 1840. Mrs. S.’s maiden name was Smith; she was born in Morgan Co., Ohio, July 4, 1803; they were married in 1824. He died Jan. 26, 1864, leaving a family of three sons and three daughters—Lucinda, Hiram, Phoebe, Mary, John and Jacob. Jacob is still living with his mother on the old homestead.

Shriver, H. , farmer, S. 23; P.O. Massillon.

Shriver, J. , far., S. 13; P.O. Massillon.

Shriver, John Jr. , far.; P.O. Massillon.

Shoffer, A. , farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Louden.

Shultz, A. , far., Sec. 31; P.O. Louden.

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Shultz, C. , farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Louden.

Shultz, W. , far., Sec. 31; P.O. Louden.

Shunkwiler, B. , farmer, S. 8; P. O. Clarence.

Skinner, J. , farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Massillon.

Skinner, J. , farmer; P.O. Louden.

Smith, C. A.

Smith, J. , far.; P.O. Massillon.

Smith, John, far., S. 26; P.O. Louden.

Sprague, A. , far., S. 22; P.O. Louden.

Sprague, L. C. , farmer, S. 22; P.O. Louden.

Sprauge, S. L. , farmer, S. 22; P.O. Louden.

Stanlake, Robt. , farmer, S. 18; P. O. Clarence; was born in Devonshire, Eng., in 1823; he came to the United States in September, 1850, to Cleveland; remained there until April, 1857, and then came to this county; he worked out as farm laborer for $6 to $10 a month; now owns 340 acres. He married Miss Mary Gibson, a native of Scotland, in 1857. They have three sons—Alonzo, William H. and Thomas.

Stolte, A. , far., S. 19; P.O. Louden.

Struckman, H. , farmer, S. 17; P.O. Louden.

Tanner, E. , laborer, S. 29; P.O. Clarence.

Thomson, W. C. , farmer, S. 24; P.O. Massillon; was born in Union Co., Ind., Jun. 14, 1844; he came to this county in Dec. 1852, and settled in this township; owns 80 acres. He married Miss Amerilla Sheets Dec. 25, 1869, a native of Deleware Co., Ohio. They have two daughters—Ruth and Edna. He served ten months in the late rebellion, in Co. C, 52d Ill. V.I.

Tilson, Byron, farmer, S. 21; P.O. Louden.

Van Sickle, Jasper, far., S. 3; P. O. Massillon.

Van Sickle, L. , farmer, S. 10; P.O. Massillon.

Van Sickle, Levi, farmer and stock raiser, S. 10. P.O. Massillon; was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Aug. 15, 1819; he lived there until 21 years of age; came west and to Ogle Co., Ill., in 1840; remained there three years and then returned to his home in Ohio, where he married Miss Sarah Cave Sept. 12, 1846; a native of Virginia, but raised in Ohio; he remained seven years and then came to this county, and located on the place he now lives. Owns 240 acres. They have three sons—Lester, Oscar and Jasper.

Van Sickle, O. , far., S. 3; P.O. Massillon.

Weible, Henry, farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Louden.

Wait, F. R. , far., S. 32; P.O. Louden.

Weible, John, far., S. 21; P.O. Louden.

Wendt, J. H. , far., S. 27; P.O. Louden.

Whitney, Daniel, farmer, Section 9; P.O. Massillon; was born in Boylston, Mass., June 22, 1825; he lived there until about 18 years of age; after leaving home, he spent three years of his time in the South, States of Louisiana and Mississippi, and then went to Hamilton Co., Ohio, where he lived one year; then returned to Massachusetts for one year; in 1850 he went to California, where he remained nearly five years engaged in mining; then returned and went to Kendall Co., Ill., in 1855; he remained there until Aug., 1861. He then enlisted and went into the army in Co. C, 36th I.V.I.; was mustered out in Feb., 1864, and then came to this county. Owns 120 acres; not married.

Williams, E. J. , farmer, Section 1; P. O. Massillon; was born in Addison Co., Vt., Nov. 30, 1821; he lived there until 1854, and then came to this county, and located on the place he now lives. Owns 321 acres. Not married. Was road Supervisor two years.

Williams, Geo. , far., S. 2; P.O. Louden.

Williams, L. , far., S. 18; P. O. Clarence.

Williams, S. , far., S. 18; P.O. Clarence.

Williams, T. Jr. , far., S. 2; P.O. Massillon.

Williams, Wm., farmer, Sec. 2; was born in Luzerne Co., Penn., August 3, 1818; lived there until 17 years of age; then his parents moved to Putnam Co., Ohio; lived there five years, and then came to this county July 5, 1840, and located in this township; owns 400 acres. He married Caroline Carpenter Aug. 13, 1846, a native of Indiana; she died March 2, 1849, leaving family, one son and one daughter—Eliza and Thomas; he married again to Barbra Pickins, widow of Thompson, Aug. 6, 1849, a native of Meigs Co., Ohio; . . .

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. . . they have one son and two daughters—George, Abagail and Emily J., and lost one son—Ambrose. Mrs. W. has four children by former marriage—Mahala, Malinda, Benjamin F. and Mary A.

Wise, A. , lab., Sec. 27; P.O. Louden.

Wohrer, G. H. , far., S. 15; P.O. Massillon.

Wohrer, John C. , farmer, S. 15; P.O. Massillon; was born in the town of Lahr Grand Duchess of Baden, Germany, April 6, 1803. He emigrated and arrived in New York, Nov. 12, 1824; located in Philadelphia and remained there thirteen years; and then moved to Plano, Ill., in 1837; he lived there eighteen years, and then came to this county; owns 113 acres. He married Miss Dorotha Voldan, Nov. 28, 1828, a native of Germany; they have two sons and three daughters—William, Caroline, Mary A., George H. and Susan E.

Woolever, J. , far., S. 31; P.O. Clarence