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McBRIDE |
MRS. BETSY |
farmer |
Sec. 35 |
P. O. Manchester |
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Her
husband, James McBride died Jan. 18 1876. He was born in N. Y.,
May 31, 1804, and came to this county in Jan. 1860. Since his
death his wife and son have carried on the farm. Her maiden name
was Betsy Miller, born in Oneida Co., N. Y. April 25, 1824; have
six children living—George W., born July 4, 1854; Lucy C., born
Feb. 9, 1856; Elizabeth, born April 11, 1859; Mary A., born Oct.
28, 1861; Grant E., born Nov. 11, 1865; Cora P., born April 13,
1870; one child dead, born Feb. 26, 1852, died Jan. 20, 1852;
owns 160 acres of land worth $5,600. Principal products, stock
raising. Mrs. McBride’s father was born in Stark Co., N. Y., in
1784. Her mother’s maiden name was Mary Crill, born in Stark Co.,
N. Y., 1790. |
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McBride |
J. C. |
farmer |
Sec. 34 |
P. O. Manchester |
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McBride |
George |
farmer |
Sec. 36 |
P. O. Manchester |
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McGEE |
ISAAC |
farmer |
Sec. 23 |
P. O. Manchester |
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born in
Canada West March 24, 1820; married Miss Sarah Smart Sept. 4,
1846; she was born in Ireland May 19, 1827; have nine children
living: Isabel, born July 3, 1847; John, Nov. 10, 1848; George,
April 19, 1850; William, Feb. 14, 1853; Lillie, Sept. 7. 1855;
Gage, Dec. 10, 1860; Irwin A., Jan. 21, 1863; Nellie M., April
23, 1865; Austin, Aug. 25, 1868; one child deceased Adelaide,
born July 4, 1857, died Oct. 5. 1862. Mr. M. came to this county
May 27, 1855, and settled where he now lives; owns 380 acres of
land, worth $12,000; general farming and stock raising. He has
held the office of School Director four years. |
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McGEE |
JOHN |
farmer |
Sec. 23 |
P. O. Manchester |
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born in
Lawrence, Canada, August 12, 1816; married Miss Janet McMartin
March 18, 1846; she was born in Martintown, Canada, June 10,
1827; have nine children: Olive, born June 17, 1847; John, Jan.
31,1849; Isaac, March 21, 1851; Sarah, May 22, 1853; Elizabeth,
Sept. 2, 1855; Hannah, March 15, 1858; Joseph H., Aug. 25, 1863;
Oscar A., Sept. 16, 1866; Berton E., April 4, 1872; one child
deceased: Mary Ann, born Feb. 2, 1861, died June 4, 1864. Mr.
McGee came here in June, 1854, and settled in Coffin's Grove
Twp., where he now lives; he owns 280 acres of land, worth
$9,000; his principal product is grain and stock raising. |
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McGuire |
J. |
sec. boss |
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P. O. Masonville |
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Marvin |
A. |
laborer |
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P. O. Masonville |
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Marvin |
Lorenzo |
laborer |
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P. O. Masonville |
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Marvin |
Wm. |
renter |
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P. O. Manchester |
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Martin |
H. E. |
station agent |
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P. O. Masonville |
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MINKLER |
HARVEY |
farmer |
Sec. 29 |
P. O. Masonville |
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born in
Clinton Co., N. Y., in 1805; came to Ohio, with parents, and
settled in Geauga Co., in 1816; married Miss Elizabeth Ransom May
27, 1827, who was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., May 27, 1810;
they have three children: Elizabeth J., born June 14, 1828, who
died Dee. 28, 1858; John R., Dec. 2, 1831, and O. V., Oct. 23,
1834; besides their own three children, thirteen orphans have had
their fatherly and and motherly care and grown to manhood and
womanhood under their roof; Mr. Minkler's father was born in
Connecticut in 1780; came to Delaware Co. May 4, 1853, and
settled where he now lives, his nearest neighbor west being
eighteen miles; Mr. Minkler was one of the first Trustees of
Coffin's Grove Township; at that time there were but fifteen
voters in the township and five of those were from under his
roof; he owns 125 acres of land, well improved, worth $4,000;
principal products, grain and stock raising; he has held nearly
every office in the township and has always been an active
Republican; in 1862, he gained a permit from Gen. Boker, of
Clinton, Iowa, and joined Co. F, of the 27th Regiment of Iowa,
mostly comprised of men from Delaware Co. |
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MOHR |
DANIEL |
farmer |
Sec. 24 |
P. O. Manchester |
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born in
Pa. Sept. 3, 1823; he came, with parents, at the age of 6 years,
to Logan Co., Ohio, where he remained until 1852; he married Miss
Mary Garber March 24, 1846; she was born in Augusta Co., Va.,
Dec. 21, 1826; have seven children living: Mary M., born March
26, 1847; Martin C, March 17, 1849; Nancy C, Aug. 11, 1851; John
J., Jan. 27, 1855; Louie, 1859; Lovina A., Dec. 23, 1861; Mirth
A., Sept. 28, 1866; have two children deceased: Hannah Jane, born
Aug. 15, 1853, died Sept. 9, 1854; Isaac N., born May 23, 1857,
died Nov. 6, 1873. Mr. Mohr came to this county April 1, 1865,
and settled where he now lives; Mr. M. has been School Director
four terms; he owns 160 acres of land, worth $5,000; Republican;
Advent Christian. |
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MOORE |
SELDON W. |
farmer |
Sec. 21 |
P. O. Masonville |
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born Feb. 22, 1820, in Hartford
Co., Connecticut, left, with parents, and came to Ashtabula Co.,
Ohio, at the age of 15 years; there he remained until 1859; then
he came to Ogle Co., Ill., where he remained until the Spring of
1863, then coming to this county and settling where he now lives;
he married Mary A. Cotton Nov. 6, 1842; she was born in Addison
Co., Vt, June 28,1818; have four children living—Edison, born
Nov. 10, 1843; Chastene J., Oct. 8, 1845; Willis D., Aug. 8,
1849; Horace S. Nov. 6, 1854; two deceased—Francis, born Sept.
3,1847, died Dec. 26, 1850; Frank, born Jan. 1, 1852, died April
10, 1858 ; Mr. Moore owns 80 acres of land worth $3,000;
principal products, grain and stock raising; Republican; Wesleyan
Methodist. |
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Morris |
P. |
farmer |
Sec. 11 |
P. O. Manchester |
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Morris |
P. P. |
farmer |
Sec. 11 |
P. O. Manchester |
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Morse |
E. E. |
renter |
Sec. 28 |
P. O. Masonville |
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MORSE |
JAMES A. |
farmer |
Sec. 25 |
P. O. Manchester |
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born in Vermont April 2, 1839 ;
came to Delaware Co. June, 1858. Married Angia A. Roe March 16,
1862. She was born in Berrien Co., Mich., Jan. 31, 1844. Have two
children: Luella A. Morse, born Jan. 7, 1864; Lorena A. Morse,
born Nov. 25, 1871. Mr. Morse carried on the livery business in
Manchester for a number of years, until about four years ago,
when he sold his business and moved to where he now lives. He
owns 106 acres of land, worth $35 per acre. His principal
products are stock raising and dairying. |
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Mulligan |
P. |
saloon |
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P. O. Masonville |
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New
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J. M. |
farmer |
Sec. 30 |
P. O. Masonville |
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Norton |
R. |
posymaster |
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P. O. Masonville |
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Quinn |
Edward |
laborer |
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P. O. Masonville |
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farmer |
Sec. 33 |
P. O. Manchester |
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Page |
S. A. |
carpenter |
Sec. 32 |
P. O. Masonville |
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PERRY |
AMOS |
farmer |
Sec. 32 |
P. O. Masonville |
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born in New York April 9, 1834; moved
with parents to Illinois in 1835, and there he remained until
1854, when he came to Delaware Co., Ia., and on May 27, 1857,
made it his permanent home. He married Violet Minkler Feb. 17,
1861. She was born in Erie Co., O., June 6, 1844; have six
children: Effie L., born Feb. 10, 1862; Edith A., born Nov. 12,
1866; Gertrude A., born March 4, 1868; Willard H., July 29, 1869;
Ernest A., Dec. 18, 1871; and Lillian E., July 30, 1873. Mr.
Perry owns 672 acres of land, worth $25 per acre. Mr. Perry
enlisted in the 3d Iowa Battery Sept. 18, 1861; served two years
and reenlisted, and was mustered out Oct. 23, 1865. During his
army life he participated in several severe battles, one of the
hardest being the battle of Pea Ridge; Republican. |
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PETERS |
SAMSON P. |
farmer |
Sec. 29 |
P. O. Masonville |
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born Sept. 21, 1831, in Cayuga Co., N.
Y.; moved from there to Ogle Co., where he lived for nine years ;
came from there to Delaware Co. in March, 1868 ; married his
first wife, J. Robison, Jan. 1, 1852; she was born in Cayuga
County April 25, 1832; has had three children by first wife, two
of which are dead: Louis S., born Nov. 17, 1857, died at
the age of 4 months and 27 days; Emma, born Oct. 30, 1852, died
Jan. 31, 1877; and one living: Elmira, born April 30, 1855;
married his second wife March 10, 1858: her maiden name was Sarah
Moower, born in Penn, Union Co., April 20, 1824; has two children
by his second wife: Charl S., born Dec. 4. 1863; John H., March
29, 1862; Mr. Peters owns 222 acres of land, worth $35 per acre;
principal product, grain and stock raising; Rep.; his father was
born in New York, Oct. 23, 1792; his mother in Vermont, Feb. 9,
1796. |
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Porter |
W. R. |
farmer |
Sec. 8 |
P. O. Manchester |
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Poerssner |
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farmer |
Sec. 4 |
P. O. Forestville |
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Riley |
Daniel |
saloon |
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P. O. Masonville |
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ROE |
LAWSON A. |
farmer |
Sec. 24 |
P. O. Manchester |
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born in Wayne Co., Ind., Aug. 21,
1821; moved with his parents to Berrien Co., Mich., in 1835, and
married Susan A. Knight March 12, 1843; she was born in Vermont
Oct., 14, 1823; have five children: Angia, born Jan. 31, 1844;
William A., March 1, 1846; Francis A., Oct. 15, 1847; Charles A.,
Sept. 14, 1850; and May A., Feb. 22, 1857. Mr. Roe came to this
county in July, 1852, and settled in Eads’ Grove, where he
remained until the Fall of 1863, at which time he moved to
Manchester, where he carried on the furniture business for
several years, moving to his present home about six years ago; he
owns 380 acres of land, worth $14,000 dollars; principal product,
grain and stock raising; Mr. R. is a Republican and member of a
Christian Church. |
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Roe |
F. A. |
farmer |
Sec. 24 |
P. O. Manchester |
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Russell |
H. H. |
farmer |
Sec. 26 |
P. O. Manchester |
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Rose |
Thomas |
shoemaker |
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P. O. Masonville |
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Ryan |
John |
saloon |
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P. O. Masonville |
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