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HARDIN COUNTY, OHIO
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HISTORY OF HARDIN COUNTY, OHIO
Containing
A History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Churches,
Schools, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Military
Record; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent
Men; History of the Northwest Territory;
History of Ohio; Miscellaneous
Matters, Etc., Etc.
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Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.
1883.

 

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DWIGHT CALHOUN, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in Litchfield County, Conn., July 4, 1823.  His parents were Justus Truman and Lucy (Hitchcock) Calhoun, both natives of the same county.  His mother was Apr. 23, 1790, and died in Troy, Ohio, Dec. 31, 1867.  Justus Truman Calhoun was born Jan. 1, 1789, and was the son of Truman and Mary Calhoun, natives of Washington, Conn.  The former was born in 1770, the latter in 1773.  Truman's father, George Calhoun, with five brothers, Calvin, John, Joseph, James and Reuben, served in the Revolutionary war, and settled in Washington, Conn.  The descendants of Reuben, Burr and Abel are the only representatives of the family now living in Connecticut.  Justus Truman Calhoun, the father of our subject, removed with his family to Delaware County, Ohio, in 1833, settling in Berkshire Township, where he purchased a farm, and occupied it until his death, on Oct. 5, 1848.  He and his wife were the parents of five children, four living - Henry, a Presbyterian minister of Ironton, Ohio; Mary J., wife of Elijah W. Fenton, of Iowa City, Iowa; Dwight, our subject, and Lucy A., widow of John W. Weiser.  Justus Truman Calhoun died Oct. 5, 1848.  The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, and educated at East Blendon Institute.  At the age of sixteen, he engaged in teaching, and followed it during winters, until 1859.  He was married, Oct. 29, 1848, to Elizabeth J., daughter of John and Elizabeth (Monnett) Caldwell, the former a native of Huntingdon County, Penn., and the latter of Pickaway County, Ohio.  Mr. Caldwell was born in the year 1800,and his wife in 1805.  Mrs. Calhoun was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, Feb. 23, 1829, and has blessed her husband with six daughters, five living, viz.: Anna E., wife of Robert McCurdy, of Kenton, Ohio; Myra J., wife of D. W. Longfellow, of Minneapolis, Minn.; Henrietta, Bessie Monnett, and Helen D.  The eldest, Emma M. (deceased), was for several years a missionary to the Indians.  Of the six children, Emma, Anna, Myra and Henrietta were educated in the Western Seminary at Oxford, Ohio.  In 1859, Mr. Calhoun removed to his present location in Buck Township.  He is a member of the Episcopal Church.  He takes an active interest in Sabbath schools, having been Superintendent for thirty years in different schools.  Mr. Calhoun devoted his attention for several years to keeping Italian bees, and was the first person to introduce them in Hardin County.  Emma Maria, the eldest daughter, was born in Berkshire, Delaware Co., Ohio, Mar. 27, 1850.  In early childhood, she exhibited those beautiful traits of character which were so greatly developed in her maturer years of Christian life and work.  She received her early training in the union schools of Kenton.  When fifteen years of age, she taught her first school on the Bellefontaine pike, near her home.  Her strong desire to do good prompted her to organize a Sabbath school in the schoolhouse, and, with outside assistance, the enterprise proved a success.  She continued an active worker for some time.  Being anxious to obtain an education requisite for mission work, she went to Troy, Ohio, in the spring of 1868, and continued her studies with her uncle, Rev. Henry Calhoun, preparatory to entering the seminary at Oxford, Ohio.  The following fall she entered on a course in that institution, and graduated in 1871.  She then became a teacher in the union schools of Evansville, Ind.  In the spring of 1872, she returned home and Oct. 8, 1872, started for Yankton Agency, Dak., to assume the duties of assistant teacher to Rev. J. P. Williamson.  She taught English, while studying the language of the Dakota Indians, in which she became very proficient.  In 1874, she returned to Kenton, bringing an Indian boy to be educated by the Presbyterian Church.  On account of ill health he was obliged to return to his tribe, and soon after died.  Miss Calhoun returned after a brief visit, and Feb. 15, 1876, was married to Rev. C. L. Hall, formerly of New York City, then a missionary at Springfield, Dak.  The same spring the two devoted missionaries went to Fort Berthold, 1,000 miles up the Missouri River, and devoted their Christian work to 2,000 Indians, remnants of the once powerful tribes of Mandans, Arickarees and Gros Ventres.  In 1877, they visited her parents and were accompanied on their return by Myra J., a sister of Mrs. Hall, who became a mission teacher for three years.  In 1879, Mrs. Hall attended the annual mission meeting at Brown Earth Dak., and addressed the meeting in the Sioux language.  She was probably the first of her sex to address the Indians in their native tongue.  Mrs. Hall was an earnest and devout missionary, and devoted her entire womanhood to the cause of advancing Christianity and enlightening the Indians of the far West.  After nine years of missionary usefulness, unsurpassed by any of her sex, she died at the post of duty.  Apr. 17, 1881, leaving two children.  She was buried by the side of her oldest boy, Harry, who died July 17, 1878.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 1036
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SAMUEL RILEY CALVIN, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in Lawrence Co., Penn., Nov. 1, 1835.  He is the son of George and Elizabeth (Lightner) Calvin, the former from Ireland, and the latter from Pennsylvania.  Our subject was married, July 30, 1857, to Sarah Ann Smith, born in Pennsylvania, of German descent, and a daughter of Allen and Margaret Smith.  The five children born are as follows:  Margaret Elizabeth, wife of William A. Major; Ida May; Riley Lorenzo; Pede, died at the age of two months; and Viola, deceased at the age of two months.  Mr. Calvin volunteered in the Eighty second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and fought in the following battles: Slaughter Creek, second Bull Run, McDowel, Peach Tree Creek, Cross Keys, Chancellorsville, Fairfax Court House, Fredericksburg, Woodstock and Gettysburg.  He was taken prisoner in July, 1863; was confined four months, and then took part in the engagements at Kenesaw Mountain and Atlanta; was in the march of Sherman to the sea, and was discharged Jan. 1, 1865.  In politics, Mr. Calvin is a Republican; has served as School Director and Supervisor, and and at present is County Constable.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 920
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J. M. CANDLER, minister, Ada, was born May 18, 1819, in Lynchburg, Campbell Co., Va.  He is a son of John and Phoebe (Boaz) Candler, both from Virginia.  His father, a farmer, came to Ohio in 1823, and settled at first in Clinton, and finally after several removals, came, in 1832, to Hardin County, and settled on Section 7, in Liberty Township.  He died in 1835, and his widow several years after.  Our subject, the fifth of a family of eleven, three of whom are living, was reared on the farm, and attended the log schoolhouse.  This schoolhouse was only 12x14 feet, and the only text book used was ‘Webster’s spelling book.  He followed farming until about 1853, when he went into the ministry, although not ordained until Feb. 5, 1862.  He has been a minister in Allen County, has organized Sabbath schools and three churches - the Plumb Creek Church, in Putnam County, one in Paulding County and one in Allen County.   He is now in charge of two churches.  On Nov, 18, 1845, he married Susannah Rayl, a daughter of George and Prudence Rayl, the former of Irish and the latter of German descent.  They had eight children, six of whom are living, viz., Alvira S., wife of John Hyndman, a plasterer in Ada; Amanda, wife of Mr. Freeman Kimmel, a farmer in Allen County; Nancy, wife of Andrew Devore, a brick mason in Forest, Hardin County; Marshall, a farmer; John W., at home; and William.  In politics, Mr. Candler is a Democrat.  He was an Assessor at one time, assessing the township in two days and a half.  He is the owner of forty-six acres of land in Section 16, where he now resides, and has lived in Liberty Township two years longer than any other resident of the township.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 992
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NELSON CAREY, farmer, P. O. Ada, was born in Perry County, Ohio, May 14, 1855.  He is a son of John B. and Jane (Work) Carey (see sketch of R. L. Carey), being the youngest of a family of thirteen.  Nelson was educated at the Ada Normal School, and since a youth has followed the occupation of a farmer.  He is the owner of a farm in Liberty Township, where he is also employed in raising stock.  He was married in 1879 to Lydia McGlumphy, who was born in Pennsylvania, of English descent.  One child, Lora Blanche, has blessed this union.  Mr. Carey is a. Democrat in politics, and is a useful citizen of Liberty Township.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 993
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R. L. CAREY,
farmer, P. O. Ada, was born in Perry County, Ohio, Nov. 27, 1840.  He is a son of John B. and Jane (Work) Carey, the former from Delaware, the latter from Pennsylvania.  His grandfather emigrated from Ireland, and settled in Delaware, and afterward moved to Perry County, Ohio, where he carried on farming; he died in 1845.  The father of our subject was reared on the farm, receiving a limited education, and, in 1859, settled in Liberty Township, on Section 23, where he is still living with his wife, and owns 439 acres of land.  Our subject was one of a family of thirteen, seven of whom grew up and are married.  He has followed farming for his occupation since a youth, and is the owner of a farm in Liberty Township where he resides.  On Nov. 24, 1868, he married Elizabeth Bowland, a native of Ohio, which union has not been blessed with children.  Mr. and Mrs. Carey are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  In politics, he and his father are Democrats.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 993
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THOMAS CAREY
, farmer, P. O. Ada, was born in Perry County, Ohio, July 22, 1835.  He is a son of John B. and Jane (Work) Carey, whose sketch will be found in connection with that of R. L. Carey, a brother of our subject.  Thomas is the eldest of a family of thirteen, seven of whom are still living.  He received a limited education at the common schools, and selected farming for his occupation.  In 1861, he bought a farm in Liberty Township, which he cultivated, and is now the owner of 120 acres of valuable land.  In 1867, he married Elizabeth Clapphan, by whom he had two children, Lenna Leota and John WilliamMrs. Carey is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Mr. Carey is a Democrat in politics, and has been a successful farmer.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 993
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HARRISON CARMAN, farmer, P. O. Marysville, was born Jan. 1, 1848, in Marion Township, Hardin County, Ohio.  He is the third son of Marshal and Deborah (Latham) Carman.  His father was born in Maryland, Dec. 2, 1812, a son of John and Mary (Marshal) Carman, and came with his parents to Jefferson County, Ohio, when four years of age.  He married, Nov. 14, 1838, Deborah Latham, a native of Jefferson County, born Aug. 31, 1814, and a daughter of Elias and Susan (Maxwell) Latham.  He came to Hardin County, and settled in the northeast quarter of Section 6, in the year 1838, and raised a family of ten children, as follows : Samuel, born Sept. 28, 1839, died Oct. 21, 1862, at a hospital in Cincinnati; Mary E., born Feb. 17, 1841; Sarah E., born June 4, 1843; Alexander, born Apr. 12, 1846; Bethia, born Dec. 21, 1850; James, born Feb. 7, 1853; Rosetta, born Mar. 22, 1856; Robert, born Dec. 8, 1859; Eliza Ann, born Oct. 11, 1860, and Harrison, the subject of this sketch.  Our subject was reared on a farm and educated at the common schools.  On Feb. 25, 1869, he was married to Elizabeth Philips, born April, 1847, in Knox County, Ohio, by whom he has had six children—Sarah, born Oct. 5, 1870; Augusta, born Aug. 12, 1872; Carrie, born Nov. 3, 1874; John, born Oct. 8, 1876; Arthur, born Sept. 7, 1879, and Reuben, born May 25, 1881.  Mr. Carman enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, served 100 days and was in the engagement at John Brown’s School house.  He is a Republican in politics.  His parents are members of the Disciple Church at Lima.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 948
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REV. T. J. CELLAR, clergyman, Forest, is a grandson of the late Rev. —— Cellar, if not of German birth, certainly of German extraction, and who became a pioneer of Delaware County, Ohio, where he settled in 1802, and remained a resident of until his death.  His son George, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Franklin County, Penn., and died in Delaware County, Ohio.  His wife, Rachel Fleming, was a native of Venango County, Penn., and is still living, at the ripe age of eighty years. George and his father were both Elders of the Presbyterian Church.  George and his wife were the parents of seven sons and two daughters, of whom the following survive: Thomas J., Moses H. (in Kansas), John A. F., Sarah J., George G., Wilson F. (Presbyterian clergyman) and Martha E. Rev. T. J. Cellar was born in Delaware County, Ohio, Oct. 1, 1827, and, after receiving a common school education, entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, from which he graduated.  He was licensed to preach in 1866, and ordained in June of the following year.  His pastoral labors began in November, 1866, in Wyandot County, Ohio, and from there he moved to Forest in 1873.  He was married to Eliza G. Harter, by whom he has a family of six children, five of whom survive, viz., George A., Jennie B.. Euora H., Martha E. and Anna P.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 957
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P. CARSON, retired, Ada, was born Nov. 8, 1818, in Mansfield, Ohio.  He is a son of John and Elizabeth (Wilson) Carson, the former a native of New Jersey, and the latter of Pennsylvania. John Carson came to Ohio in 1814, and settled in Richland County, at a time when there were about ten Indians to one white man.  He was a farmer and brought up our subject, who was the fourth child, on his farm, allowing him the ordinary education from the common schools.  Our subject wisely followed his father’s occupation of farming, and has pursued it for twenty-five years, with success.  In 1844, Mr. Carson married Nancy Shanks, of German descent, and from Richland County, Ohio.  Her father, William Shanks, was a farmer for several years in Crawford County.  Then bought a farm of 200 acres, where he lived until 1881, and then came to Ada.  Mrs. Carson has three children - C. M., who is married and has a farm near Forest; W. B., a practicing physician in Bucyrus, Crawford Co., Ohio, and Alice, who attends school.  Mr. and Mrs. Carson are members of the Presbyterian Church.  Mr. Carson is a Democrat in politics, and is a well-known citizen in Ada.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 993
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BENJAMIN CESSNA, physician, Kenton, was born near Bedford Springs, Bedford Co., Penn., in 1826.  His parents, Jonathan and Catharine (Boore) Cessna, brought him, the same year, to the eastern part of Ohio.  In 1833, they removed to Hardin County, where he resided with his parents, on a farm near Kenton, until nineteen years of age.  During that time, he attended the schools of Kenton at intervals, and then matriculated in the Ohio Wesleyan University, where he remained for three years.  Upon leaving the university, he studied medicine in Kenton, and graduated at the Medical Department of the University of Michigan in 1852.  He then located in Van Wert, Ohio, where he practiced his profession.  In 1858, he again attended lectures, and graduated at the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Penn., after which he resumed practice in Van Wert.  He continued there until 1876, when he came to Kenton and retired from active practice.  In 1866, he was appointed Surgeon of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway, holding the position for ten years.  During the war, he was appointed by Gov. David Todd to examine the  first draft of his district, and commissioned for surgical service in the army, which position circumstances prevented him from accepting.  In 1867, he received the honorary degree of Master of Arts from the Ohio Wesleyan University, of which institution he was elected Trustee by the alumni in 1872.  Dr. Cessna is an honorary member of the Fort Wayne Medical Society, and of the Northwestern Ohio Medical Association, of which latter he was first Vice President.  In 1855, he advanced to the Royal Arch degree in the Masonic order.
Source:
History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 769
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JOHN DAVIS CESSNA, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in Cumberland County, Penn., Feb. 1, 1823.  His father, William Cessna, was of French, and his mother, Kesiah Davis, of Welsh ancestry, both natives of Pennsylvania.  Our subject came to Ohio in 1828 or 1829, and to Hardin County in 1835.  He was reared on a farm and obtained the limited education afforded by the common schools of his day.  On Nov. 14, 1851, he was married to Eliza Ann, a daughter of Manly Reid.  The nine children born to them are as follows:  William Manly, a resident of Hardin County, and married to Clara Bell Davis; Joseph Hiram, deceased at the age of ten months; Isaac Adis, deceased when two months old; Mary Elizabeth, at home; Zacharias Phillips, a resident of Illinois; Albert Clement, Florence, Henry, John Davis and Harriet Ann.  Mrs. Cessna died Aug. 12, 1879.  Mr. Cessna remarried Sept. 28, 1881, the lady of his choice being Lydia Ann, daughter of John and Anna Obenour, and a native of Ohio.  One child has resulted from this union, Bessie Carrie.  During the late war, Mr. Cessna volunteered in the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio National Guards, but was not called into active service.  He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has served as Trustee, Class Leader and Superintendent of the Sabbath school.  He was a member of the Kenton Lodge, No. 79, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.  In politics, he is a Republican, has filled the position of Township Trustee, and has also filled minor offices with honor.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 920
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WILLIAM T. CESSNA, attorney, Kenton, was born near Kenton, Hardin Co., Ohio, Aug. 7, 1836.  His parents, Jonathan and Catherine (Boore) Cessna, were both natives of Bedford County Penn., whence they emigrated to the West, settling in Coshocton County, Ohio.  In 1831, Jonathan Cessna came to Hardin County, and entered 714 acres of land near Fort McArthur, which is still owned by his son, Benjamin, and on which he settled with his family in 1833.  In 1834, he was appointed Associate Judge, to fill an unexpired term of two years, and, in 1842, was re-elected by the General Assembly for seven years.  He was a man highly esteemed and widely known.  He was the father of ten children, as follows:  Jonathan, Helen, Benjamin F., Louisa, Oliver P., Virginia (deceased), Caroline, William F., Harriet E. and John.  Mr. Jonathan Cessna died in October, 1868, and was followed by his widow in 1870.  The subject of this sketch was brought up on the homestead and received a common school education.  Early in life, he determined upon a legal pursuit, and, in 1856, entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, graduating in 1861, and, in 1864, the Law Department of Michigan University.  He then entered the ranks of the Union army as a private in Company A, Eight-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was assigned to the Army of the Potomac.  He rapidly gained promotion, being appointed Sergeant-Major, Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant and Adjutant.  He fought in the battles of Second Bull Run (where he commanded a company of Skirmishers in front of Milroy's brigade), McDowell, Cross Keys, Cedar Mountain and five days' battles on the Rappahannock and at Chancellorsville.  He left the eastern army and was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the Third Ohio State Guards, in which rank he served till the close of the war.  He is now Colonel commanding the Seventh Ohio National Guard.  In 1865, he was admitted to the bar, and the following year began to practice at Kenton.  He served the city as Mayor in 1865 and 1866, and again in 1881 and 1882.  He was elected to the Legislature in 1869, during which time he was prominent in introducing and securing the passage of bills beneficial to the interests of his people.  In politics, he is a strong democrat, and his whole public life has thus far proved him a thoroughly capable and upright public servant.  In 1873, he was married to Miss Alice Teeters, a native of Hardin County.  Mr. Cessna has nearly retired from the practice of his profession, devoting his time to other business commanding his attention.
Source:
History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 769
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CORNELIUS CHAMBERLIN, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in Monroe County, N. Y., Mr. 30, 1825.  He is a son of David and Hannah (Bridge) Chamberlin, of New York State.  His paternal grandfather was an officer in the Revolution, and died in New York.  Our subject's parents were married in their natives State, whence they emigrated in 1837, and settled in Taylor Creek Township, Hardin County, Ohio.  Mr. Chamberlin bargained for 200 acres of land at $2.50 an acre; after paying a part, the title proved void, and the land was taken away after his decease.  He died in November, 1838; his widow followed him in May, 1865.  They were the parents of twelve children, five living.  The subject of the sketch was the sixth child and second son.  He was brought up on a farm and obtained a fair education from the common schools.  When fourteen years of age, he began working out by the month for a period of ten years.  On Nov. 18, 1846, he was married to Miss Catharine Irwin, born in Logan County, Ohio, Oct. 20, 1828, and a daughter of Michael and Mary Irwin.  When eight years of age, she came with her parents to Union County, Ohio.  Mr. Chamberlin and his wife are the parents of ten children, viz.:  William A., Alice (wife of John L. Collins), Charles E., Stephen A., Martin V., Clara, John and HenryJames and Jennie are deceased.  Jennie was the wife of Henry McCullough, and at her decease left two children - Ora C. and Asa.  In 1857, Mr. Chamberlin located on his present farm, which consisted originally of 110 acres.  He has since cleared the land, and has acquired 163 acres of land, all well cultivated.  When he was married, he had but $15, and all that he has since obtained has been due to his industry and enterprise.  In 1864, he enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged in June, 1865.  He served principally in Tennessee, under Gen. Thomas, and was in the battle of Nashville.  At the last named place, he contracted a sickness, and was confined at the post hospital of that town.  He and his wife are members of the United Brethren Church.  In politics, Mr. Chamberlin is a Republican, and has never held public office.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 1038
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E. W. CHAMBERLIN, blacksmith, Dunkirk, was born Jan. 21, 1831, in Newport, N. H., and is a son of John and Martha (Richardson) Chamberlin; the latter is still living, in her eighty-third year, a resident of New Hampshire.  The subject of this sketch was a member of a family of five children, all living.  He was roared for fifteen years in New Hampshire, where he learned his trade of blacksmith and worked for seven years.  He then worked in Sunderland, Mass., for six years, and also in various other places.  In 1862, he enlisted in the Fifty-second Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company F, under Gen. Banks, and served eleven months.  On Apr. 9, 1862, he was united in marriage with Henrietta, daughter of Charles Scott, to which union there have been born three children- Charles, John and FrancisMrs. Chamberlin is a Universalist in religion, and Mr. Chamberlin a Baptist.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 869
 

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THOMAS CHAMBERLIN, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born Jan. 4, 1834, a native of New York and of English and Irish descent.  His father is John Chamberlin.  The subject of this sketch emigrated to Seneca County, Ohio, when eighteen months old, and was reared and educated on a farm, where he lived until twenty-seven years of age.  He then came to Hardin County; was married, in May, 1860, to Lavinia, daughter of Stephen Friedley, and is the father of nine children, four deceased, one son and four daughters living.  He owns, in Sections 15 and 22, Blanchard Township, 156 acres of land, where he carries on farming successfully.  H and his wife are members of the Christian Church, in which the former has been an Elder for ten years.  In politics, Mr. Chamberlin is a Republican.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 869

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A. B. CHARLES, Justice of the Peace, Ada, was born Feb. 19, 1848, in Richland, Ohio.  He is a son of Elijah and Hannah (Bostock) Charles, the former of whom is a native of Ohio, and the latter of England.  The latter came to America at the age of nine years.  Elijah Charles was a farmer, and brought up his son on the farm, giving him a common school education, and sending him for two years to the Baldwin University.  For two or three years after, he taught school and also farmed.  In 1871, he came to Ada, and opened in the grain and seed business, which he followed six years, at the end of which time he was elected Justice of the Peace, and still serves in that capacity.  In 1872, Mr. Charles married Antha Morehead, a native of Richland County, and a daughter of Alexander Morehead.  They have two children - Orville Eugene and ArthurMrs. Charles is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Mr. Charles is a member of the Knights of Honor, and in the years 1878 and 1879 was the Mayor of Ada.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 994
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JAMES M. CHAVIS, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in Mecklenburgh County, Va., May 17, 1813.  His father, William Chavis, was born Feb. 22, 1776, his mother Sept. 11, 1784, both of Mecklenburgh County, Va.  They were married in January, 1806.  His mother's maiden name was Priscilla Drew.  His grandfather, Jacob Chavis, served all through the war of the Revolution; he died in his native place.  The father of our subject was drilled for the war of 1812, but was not called in active service.  He died in Virginia January, 1848; his wife died in September, 1867.  They had nine children, two living.  The subject of this sketch was reared in Clarksville, Va., and when seventeen years old commenced a four years' apprenticeship at the wheelwright trade with his father.  When of age, he worked at his trade in his native place, followed it until 1857, when sold out and came to Pickaway County, Ohio.  He farmed there by renting until 1864, when he removed to Hardin County, bought eighty-five acres of his farm, which he has since cleared and improved.  In 1867, he purchased sixty-five acres for his son Alexander.  He was married, Dec. 17, 1835, to Nancy, daughter of Archer and Jane Stewart, and a native of Mecklenburgh County, Va., born Oct. 1, 1811.  Her grandfather served in the Revolution, under Gen. Washington, and died in Virginia.  Mr. Chavis and his wife had ten children, three living - Alexander R., Matilda and DruryAlexander enlisted at Circleville, Ohio, Sept. 14, 1864, in Company E, of the Sixteenth United States Colored Troops, and served in the Army of the Cumberland.  HE was on garrison duty, principally, and was honorably discharged Sept. 14, 1865, at Chattanooga.  He then returned home and engaged in farming.  He was married, in July, 1860, to Mary Davis, and had nine children, six sons and three daughters - Inez J., William H., Martha A., James A., Enos E., Orin, Laura A., Horton and Clark.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 1038
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JOHN L. CLARK, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in Logan County, Ohio, Oct. 16, 1835, and is a son of Alvan and Mary (Laughlin) Clark.  His father was born in Beaver County, Penn., Mar. 5, 1809, and his mother in Erie County, Penn., Mar. 3, 1809.  Their parents had removed to Guernsey County, Ohio, during the early settlements of that State.  Alvan Clark's parents were Thomas B. and Nancy Clark.  The latter died in Guernsey County, Ohio, leaving a family of five  children, and Mr. Clark subsequently remarried and in 1832 removed to Logan County.  He had five children by his second wife.  He died in 1851, aged seventy-one years.  Our subject's maternal grandparents were John and Deborah Laughlin, also Pennsylvanians, who removed to Guernsey County, Ohio, prior to the war of 1812.  The father of our subject was married, in 1834, in Guernsey County, whence he removed in the fall of the same year.  He died there on the farm of his settlement, Aug. 10, 1878.  Mr. Clark died Sept. 18, 1881.  They had six children, three living, of whom our subject is the eldest.  The subject of this sketch was reared on the homestead, and educated at the academy in Washington, Guernsey County, Ohio.  On leaving school, he engaged in buying and shipping stock, in which business he remained for ten years.  In October, 1861, he enlisted in Company D, Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the eastern division.  He fought in the battle of Port Republic.  He was a member of the band of engineers, from which he was discharged by order of the Secretary of War Aug. 4, 1862.  On May 10, 1864, he was enrolled as First Lieutenant of Company C, One Hundred and Thirty-second Ohio National Guards, and was engaged on garrison duty in Virginia.  He received honorable discharge at Columbus, Ohio, in September, 1864.  His father also served in the late war; in September, 1861, he recruited Company D, of the Sixty-sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was Captain of Company D, of the same regiment.  He was discharged, on account of disability, in October, 1862, and died from troubles contracted in the service.  His son, Robert S., was a member of Company C, One Hundred and Thirty-second Regiment Ohio National Guards.  Our subject, on his return from the war, lived in Logan County, Ohio, until 1876, when he purchased and settled on 220 acres of land in Buck Township, Hardin County.  He has since been occupied in farming and stock-raising.  He was married, Jan. 15, 1867, to Elsie J., a daughter of William and Martha Richey, and born in Logan County, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1844.  Mr. and Mrs. Clark are the parents of five children, viz.: William B., Alvan L., Walter H., James P. and Mary J.  Mr. Clark and his wife are connected the Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Clark is a member of a Masonic order.  In politics, he is a Republican, and for one year was Trustee of Buck Township, and several years of Richland Township, Logan County.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 1039
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THOMAS CLARK, farmer and carpenter, P. O. Ads, was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, Apr. 27, 1818, and is a son of Alpheus and Elizabeth (Lloyd) Clark.  His parents were natives of Pennsylvania, his father of English, his mother of German descent.  Our subject was raised on a farm, and educated at the common schools of his native county.  On Dec. 3, 1838, he was married to Mary, daughter of Simon and Catherine Judy, and who was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, Oct. 25, 1814.  The nine children born are as follows: Catherine, wife of Joseph Mustard, born July 28, 1833, died Aug. 28, 1857; Ana Maria, born Nov. 3, 1839, wife of Reeder Hubble, of Ada; Evert, born July 26, 1841, died Dec. 12, 1861; Elizabeth Jane, born May 7, 1843, wife of David Shadley; Lloyd, born Aug. 29, 1845, married to Sarah J. Gordon; Oliver, born Aug. 30, 1847, married to Lydia Conner (deceased), and subsequently to Agnes Mitchell; Henry A., born July 10, 1850, and whose first wife was Mary Munshawake, his second, Mary Butler, of Michigan; and Mary Susanna, born May 23,1857, wife of George Dempster, of Ada.  Mr. Clark came to Hardin County in 1852, and settled jon the southwest quarter of Section 10, Marion Township, where he still resides.  He occasionally works at the carpenter’s trade.  He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  In politics, he is a Republican, and has served for years as School Director.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 949
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S. S. CLAYTON, merchant, Ada, was born Apr. 4, 1855, in Montgomery County of this State.  He is a son of William and Margaret Clayton, the former a native of Ohio, and the latter of Virginia, both of English descent.  William Clayton was a tailor by trade, and worked at it for a number of years, but in his later years has been a commercial traveler.  Our subject received his education from common schools, and the Normal School of Valparaiso, Ind., also from the Normal School in Ada.  At the age of seventeen years, he began teaching school; he taught for seven consecutive years, most of the time in towns.  He was in the lumber trade, in company with Mr. Clemmer, with whom he continued for one year, and then started in his present business, a dealer in ready-made clothing, hats, caps, gents’ furnishing goods, and merchant tailoring.  In this business, he has secured a good class of customers, and is quite successful.  In 1879, Mr. Clayton married Miss L. A. Reece, a daughter of W. L. Reece, a banker and prominent citizen of Ada.  They have one child, Charles W.  Mr. Clayton is a Democrat in politics; was elected City Clerk at the spring election, he being the only Democrat elected on the ticket.  By his friends, he is considered to be an honorable gentleman.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page
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MARTIN CLINE, farmer. P. O. Ada, was born, in 1827, in France.  He is a son of Paul and Catherine Cline, both natives of France.  His father was a farmer.  Our subject was educated at the common schools in France, where he learnt farming.  On coming to America, he made his first dollar by grubbing, working by the job.  He worked out by the day and month to get started, and finally, after working out several years, was enabled to rent land, which he would work, and he is now the owner of 260 acres of good land in Liberty Township.  In 1848, he married Mary A. Starner, who was born in Germany, and is a daughter of Silfary Starner.  They have four children - Philip, a farmer in Mercer, married to Julia King; Mike, a farmer, married to Anna Quinn, and living at his father's farm; John, farmer, and married to Celia Quinn, and Mary, wife of Jasper Price, a farmer in Liberty Township.  In politics, our subject is a Democrat.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 994
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W. M. CLOSE, miller, Dunkirk, was born Jan. 19, 1833, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.  His father, William Close, was born Sept. 5, 1805, in Washington County, Penn., is of German descent and is now a resident of Hardin County.  His mother was born in 1810, in Tuscarawas County, died in 1872; her parents were native of New Jersey.  The subject of this sketch is the oldest of a family of eight children, three boys and five girls, all of whom are married except one.  He was educated in Carl County, Ohio, and reared to be a farmer; but for the last eleven years has been a miller in Dunkirk, in partnership with his brother John.  On the 29th of November, 1857, he was married to Caroline M., born August, 1833, a native of Ohio, and a daughter of John Zieglar, of German parentage.  This union has resulted in ten children, five sons and five daughters, viz., William, Iva, John W., Ida, Nora (deceased), Oran Odell (killed in a saw mill), Robert and Harry.  Two infants are deceased.  Mrs. Close is a member of the Wesleyan Church.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 869
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WILLIAM T. COLE, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born July 1, 1842, in Washington Township, Hardin County, Ohio.  He is a son of David and Rebecca (Shafer) Cole, the former a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, and the latter of Pennsylvania, of German descent.  The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, attending the common schools, and spent one term at the Kenton Union School.  He was united in marriage, Oct. 29, 1862, to Martha Ann Bateson, born Sept. 3, 1837, a daughter of George and Eliza Bateson.  To this union there have been born three children - William C., born Aug. 21, 1863; Edwin Willis, born Apr. 16, 1866; and Harold Irwin, born Apr. 5, 1870.  Mr. Cole enlisted Sept. 20, 1864, in the One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served nearly one year.  He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  His hand of assistance is felt in the church and its missions, and in all educational, charitable and benevolent societies.  He is also a respected member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows fraternity.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 920
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M. M. CONNER, manufacturer, Ada, was born in Ohio, July 31, 1852.  He is a son of Kyrne and Mary (Corby) Conner.  His parents were natives of Ireland, and soon after their marriage came to America and settled in New York.  His father was a railroad man in his early life, but he did farming in his later years.  Our subject was brought up on the farm, but chose the occupation of carriage painter, which he pursued for twelve years.  He is now a manufacturer of carriages, in partnership with his brother, on Johnson street, south of the railroad depot.  The business was originally conducted by William Conner and J. Johnson, in 1874, but, on the death of the latter, it has been carried on by the present firm.  The latter, have by their energy and faithfulness, extended the business and it is still on the increase.  In 1881, Mr. Conner married Belle McCormick, of English descent.  They have one child, Joseph J.  Mr. Conner is a Republican in politics.  He is a member of the Freemasons, a Knight of Honor, and of the Red Men.  Mr. Conner also pays some attention to the breeding of imported chickens, of which Buff Cochins forms his specialty.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 994
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WILLIAM CONNER,
manufacturer, Ada, was born in Amsterdam, New York State.  The names of his parents and their nationality may be found in the sketch previous to this of his brother, M. M. Conner.  The subject of this sketch received an ordinary education at the common schools and was brought up on the farm.  He learned the trade of carriage blacksmith, at which he worked for six years.  In 1874, he went into business in Ada, and has continued at it ever since.  The extent of the business, in which he has one-half interest, has been mentioned in the previous sketch of his brother, who is his partner.  In 1877, Mr. Conner was united in marriage with Mary Devore.  The latter is of German descent, and a member of the Baptist Church.  Mr. Conner is a Democrat in politics; is the owner of a very neat and substantial residence in Ada, and ranks among the well-known citizens of that place.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 995
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ISAAC COOK (deceased) was born in New Jersey May 3, 1801; he was a son of Mordecai and Sarah (Havens) Cook, natives of New Jersey and New York respectively.  In 1802, his parents removed to Fairfield County, Ohio, purchasing near Lancaster over 300 acres of land.  Of this land Mr. Cook cleared a portion, then sold the greater part, retaining forty acres; he died in the fall of 1847, aged seventy-five years; his father was an emigrant from France before the Revolution.  Mr. Cook, the wife of Mordecai, died about 1852.  Isaac served a three years' apprenticeship of wagon-maker's trade in Newark.  He then married and settled on a farm in Fairfield County, where he farmed till 1820; then removed to Hardin County, and the following year to Marion County.  He was there three years, and in 1848 removed to Kenton, where he resumed his trade, following it to within two years of his deceased; he died Dec. 28, 1871.  He was married, in 1825, to Sarah,  a daughter of John and Mary Ice, and born in Fairfield County, Ohio, in 1804.  Mr. and Mrs. Cook were the parents of ten children, six living, viz.: Nathaniel, John P., Isaac, Emily, Lila (the wife of Warren Kellogg) and Samantha L.  Nathaniel was born in Marion County, Ohio, Oct. 14, 1835; was brought up on a farm until thirteen years of age; he followed milling for four years, then learned the trade of a blacksmith, followed it for one year, and was subsequently employed as foreman on the Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Railway.  He continued in that position till March, 1873, when he removed to his present farm in Buck Township.  He was married, Oct. 14, 1862, to Huldah, daughter of Leonard and Mary Richards, and born in Ross County, Ohio, July 16, 1841.  Of the three children born, one is living - Willie L. born Dec. 28, 1863; Eddie and Katie are deceased.  Mr. Cook is engaged in farming and stock-raising, and owns eight-six acres of land.  He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Kenton.  Mr. Cook has filled the office of Township Trustee for two terms, and is politically a Democrat.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 1040
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JOHN COPELAND, farmer, P. O. Patterson, is a son of William Copeland, born in Lancashire, England, in 1785, and died in Hardin County July 16, 1868.  He was reared to rural life in England, and in 1821 married Mary Wells, of the same county, and two years later came to America, stopping in New York State for a time.  In 1824, they came to Mansfield, Ohio, and in 1835, with six children, settled in the then wilds of Hardin County, entering 120 acres of land in Sections 25 and 26 of Jackson Township.  The late Mr. Copeland was a man of strong mind and constitution, turning his entire attention to rural pursuits.  Even, plentiful as game of all kinds was, he seldom, if ever, made any of it his prey.  He and wife were members of the Methodist Church, and were among the ones to establish Methodism in Hardin County.  He was repeatedly Trustee and School Director.  Their children numbered seven, viz., Charlotte, Rebecca, Henry (deceased), Catharine, Thomas, John, and Wesley (deceased).  The subject of this biography was born in 1834 in Richland County, Ohio, but since infancy has been a resident of this county, and now owns 120 acres of land.  His wife was Miss Elizabeth Munson.  Five of their six children are now living.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 957
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J. E. COX, farmer, P. O. Ada, was born in Highland County, Ohio, Jan. 26, 1822. He is a son of William and Margary (Bruce) Cox, both natives of Virginia, and of Scotch and English descent.  His father followed farming.  Our subject spent his youth on the farm, attending the common schools, and chose farming for his occupation.  On Nov. 1, 1849, at the age of twenty eight years, he married Miss Hannah Stout, a daughter of Peter and Ann (Eyre) Stout, the former a native of Tennessee, of German descent, the latter a native of Virginia, of Welsh descent.  To this union there were born five children - Peter B. (deceased), Maggie (deceased), James W., Elmer D. and Hattie E.  Mr. and Mrs. Cox are members of the M. E. Church.  In 1855, he came with his family to this county and settled in Liberty Township, where he is now the owner of a well-improved farm. In 1864, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company D, and was wounded at the battle of the Wilderness.  Since the war, he has been carrying on farming.  In politics, he is a Republican, and is greatly respected by all his friends.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 995
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W. W. CROOKS, freight and ticket agent, Ada, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, June 4, 1856.  He is a son of Rev. J. F. and Catherine Crooks, both of Tuscarawas County, and of Irish and English lineage.  His grandfather, Robert L. Crooks, was born Jan. 1, 1800, and is still living, residing in Van Wert County where he is a retired farmer.  The latter is remarkable for never having used tobacco in any form, or used liquors.  The father of our subject was a teacher by vocation, until 1861, when he enlisted in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and, for eight months, served as private, and then was appointed to the office of a Chaplain, which he retained to the close of the war.  Our subject received his education from the graded schools, and from Oberlin College.  For his occupation, he chose to be on the railroad, and, in 1870, learned telegraphy.  The following year he was put in charge of the night office at Van Wert, which position he held three years, and was then appointed to the charge of the day office.  In 1880, he was promoted to the position of operator in train dispatcher’s office at Fort Wayne, Ind., but resigned the same year and returned to Van Wert.  He finally proceeded, in 1881, to Ada, where he has since remained.  Mr. Crooks was united in marriage, in 1879, with Miss Rosa J. Ross, a daughter of Joseph and Sara (Kepper) Ross, both of English descent.  One child has resulted from this union, named Josiah Ross Crooks. Mr. and Mrs. Crooks are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Mr. Crooks is a Royal Arch Mason of the Ada Chapter, No. 138, and Knight Templar of Shawnee Commandery, No. 14, of Lima, and in politics is a Republican.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 995
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L. C. CRUM, restaurant keeper, Dunkirk, was born May 14, 1846, at a place five and a half miles south of Findlay, Ohio.  His parents were Amos and Rebecca Crum, both of German descent, the latter deceased in Allen County, Ohio.  His father was an old settler of Hancock County.  The subject of this sketch was educated in Hancock County and brought up to the occupation of a farmer, which he followed for awhile; was a miller for two years and is now established in a restaurant in Dunkirk, which he opened in the spring of 1873.  He was married, in 1869, to Cathern Fellers, deceased, by whom he had three children - Harley, Lorena and George.  He formed a second union there has been one child - Bertha.  Mr. Crum was a member of the 100 days' service in the One Hundred and Ninety-second Regiment, in which latter he served seven months.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 869
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GEORGE Z. CRUZEN, attorney at law, Dunkirk, was born Apr. 27, 1834, in Harrison County, Va.  In 1849, he left the place of his nativity and came to Ohio, remaining but a short time; going thence to Baltimore, Md., where he entered the service of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, holding many places of trust and profit until 1856.  He then again came to this State, remaining here until 1861, at the beginning of the late war, when his service was again called for by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, which he entered remaining until 1863.  Leaving Baltimore, he entered the service of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Company as a conductor, remaining there until 1869, during which time he completed the study of law and was admitted to the bar; opened an office at Crestline, where he has a good and lucrative practice.  He was married in 1855, while in Baltimore, to Mary C., a native of Pennsylvania, a daughter of Samuel McCrea.  By this union there have been nine children, six daughters and three sons, of whom the oldest son is a resident of Colorado.  Mr. Cruzen is a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is known as one of the leading prohibitionists of the county, an able lecturer and debater, and is an intelligent, enterprising citizen of Dunkirk.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 870
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J. T. CUNNINGHAM, merchant, Ada, was born in Fleming County, Ky., Mar. 26,1837.  He is son of Reuben and Sarah McClelland, both of Irish descent and natives of Kentucky.  His father, who was a farmer, reared his son on the farm, giving him a common school education.  When, in his youth, J. T. Cunningham left the farm, he clerked in a grocery store, receiving for two years his board and clothing, and after that his highest salary was $15 monthly.  He then took one-fourth interest in the store, giving his time and experience against the capital of W. H. Truesdall.  In this he was successful, but three years after, in 1869, sold out and purchased a farm three miles north of Lima; this farm be retained for two years, then sold it and in 1872 came to Ada and opened in the dry goods business.  He has a very large custom, and his polite and gentlemanly demeanor has rendered him very popular.  His stock is extensive, the last invoice being $16,000.  He has met with but few reverses in business, and all he possesses has been secured by his own exertions.  In 1860, he married Anna E. Clippenger, who bore him four children, viz.: Mason E., Franklin C., Zua F. and Charles W.  Mrs. Cunningham died June 8, 1877.  She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Mr. Cunningham was married a second time, to Lorena Holland, daughter of Col. B. A. Holland, of Ada.  Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and are much thought of in Ada.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 996
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MATHEW CURRAN, proprietor of a saw mill, Dunkirk, was born Oct. 15, 1835, in Richland County, Ohio, and is a son of Mathew and Matilda (Hughes) Curran, of Irish lineage, the former a native of Kentucky, the latter of Maryland.  He married, in 1856, Maria Keefer, born in 1837, a native of Ohio, and died in 1868, leaving a family of four children, one by and three girls, as follows:  Fedelia J., Mary E., Emma F. and Benjamin F.  He formed a second union, June 16, 1870, in Kenton, with Mrs. Lydia Waters, born Mar. 13, 1839, widow of William Waters and daughter of Samuel and Mary Ann (Cress) Keefer, the former of German descent.  The union has resulted in one child - Austa O., born Jul. 4, 1874.  Mr. Curran enlisted, Sept. 5, 1864, in the One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company F, and was discharged June 20, 1865.  He established his saw mill in the spring of 1869, and has been successful in it.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 870
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CAPT. A. P. CUTTING, farming, P. O. Kenton, was born in Wyandot County, Ohio, Dec. 18, 1832, and is a son of Linus and Eliza (Conklin) Cutting.  His father was born in Shoreham, Vt., Apr. 20, 1794, and his mother in Fort Hamilton, now Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 18, 1802, and died Jan. 13, 1871.  They were married Jan. 14, 1821.  Linus Cutting's parents, Elijah and Lucy (Douglas) Cutting (the latter an aunt on the paternal side to Stephen A. Douglas), were natives of Vermont.  On the death of Lucy Cutting, Elijah Cutting married Betsey Hale, whose mother died at Fort McArthur and was the first white person that died in Hardin County.  Our subject's father came to Miami County, Ohio, where he followed his trade of millwright.  He was a member of Capt. James  Bigger's Mounted Rangers Company, and served one and a half years, principally in the frontier service.  He then returned to Miami County, lived there two years, and then removed to Wyandot (then Crawford) County in 1823.  At this time he was employed by the Government to construct the Indian Mills on the Sandusky River.  He subsequently bought 160 acres of land, on which he built a mill of his own.  In the fall of 1833, he removed to Logan County, and in March, 1854, to Buck Township, Hardin County, where he died Feb. 19, 1874.  He and wife had reared eight out of their nine children, all still living.  Four of the six sons were Union soldiers.  The subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, receiving a common school education.  On Nov. 16, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served two years in the Army of the Potomac, and one and a half in the Cumberland Army.  He was at first Second Sergeant, the following year First Sergeant; on July 15, 1863, was promoted to the Second Lieutenancy, then First Lieutenancy, and finally reached the rank of a Captain.  He fought at McDowell, Va., Chancellorsville, Wauhatchie, New Hope Church, Peach Tree Creek; at the latter engagement, he received a bullet wound in the right shoulder, July 20, 1864.  He was confined in the officer's hospital at Nashville, Tenn., and received his discharge Apr. 4, 1865.  He is now drawing a pension.  On Oct. 2, 1860, he was married to Mary A., a daughter of Henry and Anna (Hayward) Thew.  To this union there have been born nine children, five living, viz.: Henry T., Emma B., Don D., and Mary  A. and Clara E., twins.  The deceased are Martha J., James H., Luella M. and Daisy A.  Mr. Cutting and family are members of the Universalist Church of Kenton, and Mr. Cutting is a member of the Masonic order.  He is now retired from business, and is the owner of 123 acres of land.  He is a Republican in politics, and has filled the office of County School Examiner of Hardin County six years.
Source: History of Hardin Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 1040

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