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ALPHEUS H.
UNDERWOOD, farmer, P. O. Brimfield, was born September 22, 1827, in
Brimfield Township, this county, son of Lydia and Julia (Minard) Underwood.
His paternal grandfather was Alpheus Underwood, a native of Munson, Mass., who
settled in Brimfield, Portage Co., Ohio, in 1817, locating on the farm now known
as the Needham Farm, which he cleared and improved, and on which
he lived and died. His family consisted of seven children: Marcia,
Alvira, Pamilla, Lybia, Freeman, Albert and
Elam, all now deceased. The maternal grandfather of our subject was
Champlin Minard, who settled in Atwater Township, this county, in
1817. Lybia Underwood after he became of age, settled on the
farm now occupied by his widow, which he cleared and improved, and where he
resided until his death. He was thrice married. By his first wife,
Julia Minard, he had eight children: Mary A. (deceased), Juliet
(deceased), William P., Alpheus H., Pamilla (deceased), Elam, Bruce
and Walbridge (deceased). His second wife was Mrs. Ruth E.
Baldwin, nee Minard. By Maria Edson, his
third wife, he had one daughter - Pamilla, wife of Charles
Maloy. Lybia Underwood, who was a prominent citizen of
Brimfield, serving as Justice of the Peace for many years, died in 1877.
The subject of this sketch was reared on the old homestead, and, after he became
of age, he, in company with his brothers, worked his father's farm for several
years. He was married May 16, 1854, to Perces C., daughter of
Rufus and Martha (Caris) Huntley, of Brimfield,
by whom he has had two children: Harmon E. (deceased and Vernon
E. Mr. Underwood has resided on his present farm since
1858. He has filled various offices in the gift of his township, and
is now serving his third term as Township Trustee. In politics he is a
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