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��and he settled in Marion, Ohio, where he resided till the fall of 1864, having purchased property in Galion in the summer of 1863, and was a partner in the whole- sale and retail grocery business, under the firm name of Haines & Lindsey ; in the fall of 1864, his family moved to Galion ; in the spring of 1866, he engaged in the oil business in Pennsylvania, until the spring of 1867, when he returned to Galion and resumed his trade, doing business throughout Central, Northern and Western Ohio. That he is a skilled mechanic, some of the finest buildings, both public and private, will bear testimony — such as the court house in Sandusky City ; court house, Catholic and Methodist Church at Mans- field, and numerous other fine buildings throughout the State. In 1867, was called to finish the residence of Joseph Simmons, and again, in 1869, to finish the Methodist Church — both of Mansfield, where he has resided ever since. He was married to Keziah J. Ran- dall, of Marion, Oct. 26, 1848, by the Rev. L. B. Gur- ley. They are the parents of three children, Eugene D., Elmon H. and Harrie W.; the elder two are engaged in the drug business, and the younger is a musician at Mansfield. Mr. Lindsey relates this circumstance, which is quite a coincidence : He, with two friends and their wives, celebrated their marriage by a triple silver wedding, at his residence in Mansfield, Oct. 26, 1873, at which time all three couples were present, re- ceiving many elegant gifts of remembrance ; the marriage took place twenty-five years prior, at 7 o'clock A. M., at or as near the same minute as possible — the ceremonies were performed by different ministers, and with their bridal attendants started upon the wedding tour. All of them were most intimate friends in youth. The triple marriage was the result of a wager, which was, that if any one or more of the three were not married in three months from that date, he should forfeit a con- siderable sum of money ; his two friends discussed their love-tales before him, thinking that he would have to pay the wager, and not till the day previous to the wedding did they discover that he was in the ring. Another perhaps remarkable thing was, thateich couple had but three children. He joined the Ancient Order of Odd Fellows in the year 1846, afterward became a member of the Encampment, having served in all sub- ordinate offices ; took all degrees, passed all chairs, also the higher degrees of both Grand Subordinate Lodge and Grand Encampment of Ohio, and entitled to a seat in both grand bodies and the Grand Lodge of the United States, and is still an active member of all branches.

LIVELSBERGER, C. F., shoemaker. He is engaged in the manufacturing of boots and shoes ; he is pre- pared to do all classes of work — sewed work a specialty. Shop on North Main street.

LONGSDORF, WILLIAM, house-joiner ; was born in Berks Co.. Penn., April 27, 1823. He removed to Stark Co., Ohio, with his parents in 1830, where they remained two years, when they again moved to Wayne Co. At the age of 15, he began his trade in Summit Co., which he acquired in three years; he followed his trade until 1848, when, by the premature discharge of a cannon on the Fourth of July of that year, he was incapacitated from further work in his calling. He was married in 1845, to Miss Aurelia D. Ward, in Cuya-

��hoga Falls. They are the parents of ten children, four of whom are living and six dead. He removed to Mansfield in the fall of 1855, where he has since re- sided.

LUDWIG, JOHN ADAM, farmer ; P. 0. Mansfield ; was born in July, 1840, and received his elementary education in Mansfield, where, and in Madison Town- ship, he has been engaged in business until the present time. Mr. Ludwig was married to Miss Catherena Pfenning, who died in May, 1872, by whom he had three children — George Elbert, Charles Henry, Anna Louisa. In December, 1872, Mr. Ludwig was married to Philepena Snook, by whom he had one child, born in 1876. John Peter and Elizabeth (Delf ) Ludwig, the parents of Adam L., were born in Ger- many, and have resided in Mansfield and Madison Township for many years, where they are universally respected.

McBRIDE, THOMAS, attorney at law. He was born in Monroe Township, Nov. 20, 1827 ; his parents, Alex- ander and Ruth J. McBride, came to this county and settled in Monroe about the year 1820, where the sub- ject of this sketch received his elementary education in part, when he removed to Missouri and continued his studies until his return home two years afterward ; from that time until he commenced the study of law, he was alternately engaged in teaching school during the winter, and working on the farm during the sum- mer months ; he commenced the [study of law in this city, and was admitted to the bar by the District Court at Mount Vernon in .June, 1857 ; commenced practice in Defiance, Ohio, where he remained eight years ; while there he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Defiance Co. two terms — from 1859 to 1863 ; he then returned to Mansfield, where he continued to practice his profession with M. May ; the firm of May & Mc- Bride was dissolved in April, 1868, and McBride & A. M. Burns in April, 1874, when he entered into part- nership with B. Burns & Son, under the firm name of Burns & McBride, and Burns, the junior member of the firm, having been elected Prosecuting Attorney of Richland Co., retired in April, 1877, since which time he has been engaged in the practice with Barnabus Burns, under the firm name of Burns & McBride, He was married in September, 1857, to Miss Barbara E. Brandt, of Springfield Township, by whom he has five children living, three sons and two daughters — Curtis Victor, Willie Edgar, Minnie Blanch, Florence Mabel Brandt, Thomas Hall, Hattie May McBride ; the third child and oldest daughter died in her 7th year in Mans- field.

McBRIDE, JAMES (deceased). Prominent among the early settlers of Richland Co., who were identified with its growth and prosperity, were the McBrides, of Scotch pedigree ; their father emigrated to America soon after the Scottish insurrection, 1796, and first set' tied in Chester Co., Penn.; James was born in Little York, Penn., Feb. 3, 1812 ; his father's family came to Richland Co. in 1823, and cleared and put up the first building on the Robert Coulter farm west of Mansfield • during his long residence in this city of fifty-four years, he was largely engaged in stock-dealing, which he took principally to the Philadelphia market, crossing the Alleghany Mountains twenty-seven times before the

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