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PIERCE, Marengo; was born in Bennington Tp., in 1843.
He is the son of John and Eunice (Turney) Pierce, who
were parents of the following family - Clark, Wesley, John and
Elizabeth. Clark was a member of the 121st
Regiment, Co. C, O. V. I., and was killed at the battle of
Kenesaw Mountain, while valiantly fighting in defense of his
country. Wesley married Samantha Beard, and
lives in Hardin Co.; Elizabeth is the wife of Albert
DeGood, whose biography appears in the history of Delaware
Co. John lived with his parents on the farm, going
to school until he was of age. On the 4th of June, 1870,
he married Berintha Morhouse, and by her has three
children - Frank, born in 1871; Ernest, 1873, and
Elsie 1877. Mr. Pierce owns 100 acres of
good land in Bennington Tp., upon which he resides. This
farm is noted for being plentifully supplied with springs of
pure water. Mr. Pierce is a Democrat, and is said
to be an excellent farmer. |
Troy Twp. -
THOMAS POLAND,
farmer; P. O., Lexington; was born Dec. 16, 1816, in Franklin
Co., Penn.,; his parents were natives of that State - his
father, John Poland of Franklin Co., and his mother,
Rachel (Cookston) Poland of Adams Co. His father was a
farmer by occupation, and in 1832 he moved to Richland Co.,
where he lived four years. He then bought eighty acres of
"school land" in this county, on which he lived for more than
thirty years, when he sold it and moved to Indiana. At the
age of 17, Thomas commenced working at the
carpenter trade which he followed for thirty years. When
19 he walked to the city of Baltimore and returned as far as
Pennsylvania, where he worked during the summer, and then came
home. He was the first man in this part of the county to
pack and ship apples; he was engaged in the produce business
several years, and in the lumber trade some five years, during
which he owned a portable saw-mill a short time. In all
these ventures he has been eminently successful, being now worth
near twenty-four thousand dollars. He is a member of
the I. O. O. F., and a charter member of the Patrons of
Husbandry, of which he is a lecturer; he also helped organize a
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and is one of the Directors.
He married in July, 1838, to Mary, daughter of Lewis
and Catharine Grimes. She was born Jan. 18, 1815, in
Lancaster Co., Pa. To them eight children were born; six
are living - Simon, Mary A., Alexander, Hannah J., Thomas J.
and W. Scott. All are married, and the oldest three
sons served in the late war. |
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