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��engaged in the same business alone in the city. Mr. King was married in Mansfield, Aug. 27, 1867, to Miss Mary G. Miller, by whom he has five children — Jerome Howard, Allen Miller, Clarence Catlin, Rufus Hobert and Mary Louise ; during his residence in Mansfield, he has been considered one of her representative busi- ness men.

KNISELY, J. H., proprietor shirt manufactory. This factory is located in Krause's Block, on Main street, and gives employment to twenty hands, twelve sewing mach- ines, and keeps two salesmen constantly on the road ; the business was founded in 1876 by Mr. Knisely and two others, Mr. Knisely becoming sole owner shortly after; in 1876, the income amounted to $6,000, now it will reach f 15, 000 per year; Mr. Knisely is no novice at the business, having had an experience of over six years in a leading Philadelphia house previous to com- mencing his present enterprise ; he turns out more shirts than any other factory in the State, retaining many of his old cus- tomers, who have learned to trust him ; his productions never fail to show their superior quality, the prices range from $1 to 12.50, and guarantee in every case a satisfactory fit or no pay ; all his material is bought direct from the importer, thus avoiding the " middle man ' ' and his commission, and giving his customers the benefit of these figures ; he laundries all his shirts, and keeps a full line of linen collars and cuffs always on hand ; the shirts manufact- ured by Mr. Knisely possess many excellent features of style, durability and finish ; the repu- tation of his shirts is now firmly established.

KNOFFLOCK, M., egg- packer ; he was born Sept. 20, 1831, in Bucks Co., Penn.; he

enlisted as a sailor on a United

States man-of-war in 1841, when a mere boy ; he served five years on board the United States frigate St. Mary, during which time he visited China, Japan, and all the principal islands of the Pacific and Arctic seas, as well as the different countries of South America ; he served as a soldier in Co. E, 2d Penn. V. I. during the Mexican war, and was engaged in the campaigns and engagements under Scott while there; he served in the Union army during the late rebellion in Co. B, 27th 0. V. I., two years (his full term of en- listment). He was married in Philadelphia in 1849, to Miss Sarah McNeely, who died in 1873 ; he was again married in Shelby, Ohio, to Miss Mary Jones, and is the father of three children.

KRAUSE, JOHN, merchant ; was born in Nieder- modau, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; his father's name was George Krause, and his mother's maiden name was Maggie Krause ; John Krause was the second son, born Aug. 28, 1819, and came to America in 1847, landed

���in New York June 14, 1847 ; he came to Mansfield, June 20, 1847. He was married June 29, 1847, in Leesville, Crawford Co. to Elizabeth Beck, with whom he raised four children. One died in infancy ; John, the oldest, born March 19, 1848, now one of the partners of Krause & Sons ; Philip, the second child, was born .Jan. 29, 1850, also partner in the firm ; Cassie Miller Krause, born July 19, 1854; John Henry, born March 9, 1857. Mr. Krause has been in active business in Mansfield for twenty-four years, and is the senior member of the firm ; in the year 1 874, he erected the large business block on Main street now known as the Krause building, which he occupies in his grocery and provis- ion business, in which he has been engaged over twenty- four years, now the oldest merchant in active business in that line in the city ; Mr. Krause is at present a resi- dent of v\ est Fourth street, Mansfield.

LARIMER, JOSIAH (de- ceased). His father, James Larimer, emigrated to this coun- try from Ireland in October, 1790, and located first at Pitts- burgh, afterward removed to Virginia for a time, and then to Fairfield Co., Ohio, where Josiah was born Nov. 14, 1814; the family removed to Richland Co. in May, 1815, and settled in Madison Township on part of Sec. 31 ; he remained on the farm until 21 years old, and then came to Mansfield, where he was engaged in the livery business almost continually until a short time before his death, which occurred Oct. 5, 1875. He was married in this county to Miss Jane Sweeney, who sur- vives him ; three children by this marriage, one son and two daughters, reside in the city.

LINDSEY, E. D., plain and ornamental plasterer, fresco and granite artist ; was born on Valley Farm, one mile west of HoUidaysburg, Penn., May 5, 1821. His father and mother, Jacob and .Jane Simonton, moved there from the East. His mother's folks moved from Wilmington, Del., and settled in Canoe Valley. Both families had a great deal of trouble with the In- dians ; John Simonton, his uncle, was captured by them on one of their tours of massacre, etc., and was never recovered ; he became quite a noted chief. E. D. Lind- sey received his elementary education near where the city of Altoona now stands, and, on the 5th of May, 1836, at the age of 15 years, began an apprenticeship of four years, at his present occupation ; at the expira- tion of that time, he went to Philadelphia, where he completed his trade in the ornamental branches ; he then returned to HoUidaysburg and carried on busi- ness for several years, when, at the request of an old uncle, he started in the spring of 1845 for the Upper Sandusky (Ohio) land sales, intending to purchase property there; this project was afterward abandoned.

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