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��panic in 1873. Soon after terminating his connection with the dry-goods store in 1863, he engaged in the wholesale grocery business with his son, E. P. Sturges, with whom he continued until his death, which occurred Monday, Sept. 16, 1878. Concerning his business habits, the Liberal, in its obituary notice, states :

" Mr. Sturges was, in all respects, a model business man, prudent, honorable, careful, and industrious; he trusted to sure and steady gains rather than the specu- lative ones, and his example remains for imitation to all those who would pursue a mercantile career upon the best principles for an honorable success.

"Mr. Sturges, although he never accepted political preferment, always took a deep interest in public affairs. In the early days of agitation upon the slavery question, he was an earnest antislavery man, and always gave a zealous support to the cause. He and his brother were among the founders, and were the life-long supporters of the Congregational Church, which grew up out of the antislavery discussions of the time.

"Mr. Sturges, in all the relations of life, was an exemplary man. In business, he was thoroughly trust- worthy and just in all his dealings. As a citizen, he discharged his duties with fidelity and honor. As a neighbor and friend he was kind, obliging and chari- table. In short, he was an upright Christian gentle- man, whose life has been a benediction to his genera- tion, and whose death will be lamented by all who knew him."

Mr. Sturges was married in the summer of 1887 to Mary Mathews, the daughter of Dr. Increase and Betsey Leavens Mathews, late of Putnam, Ohio, where she was born Nov. 18, 1815. Her parents were among the early residents of the Territory of Ohio, which her father adopted as his home at the close of the last century, and where, in connection with his associates. Gen. Rufus Putnam and Levi Whipple, Esq., he founded upon the Muskingum River the town of Put- nam. She received her later education at Marietta. In the summer of 1887, she became the wife cf Edward Sturges, Sr., and removed to Mansfield, which con- tinued to be her home until her death. She possessed a strong character and many virtues. Practical and constant, though scrutinizing, in her benevolence, distress, misfortune, and worthy poverty met at her hands warm sympathy and unfailing assistance. They left a family of five sons and three daughters — Charles, Eben P., Arthur, Willis M., John, Susan, Mary, and Anna.

TAYLOR, THOMAS W., carpenter. He was born in Franklin Township Oct. 18, 1842. Married in 1866, to Lydia Small, who was born in Franklin Co., Penn., Jan. 8, 1843; they have six children — Orlando, born Sept. 22, 1866 ; Ada R., born Sept. 8, 1868 ; Charlie, born Dec. 23, 1870 ; Mary, born March 12, 1873 ; Maud, born Aug. 14, 1876 ; Thomas, born Feb. 21, 1879 ; Mr. Taylor resides in Mansfield, and has been engaged in the Mansfield machine works. He enlisted in the 64th Regiment, O. V. I.; a member of Co. E, and was engaged in the service three years.

TAYLOR, FRANK R., teamster. He was born in Franklin Township in 1854. He was married in 1876, to Mary J. Browneller, who was born in Madison

��Township in 1859 ; they had one child, Fenton E, born Jan. 17, 1877 ; he died April 20, 1879.

TODD, DR. J. J. (deceased). He was born near Ashland, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1820 ; when of sufficient age, he commenced the trade of saddle and harness making in that place, which he completed, and at which he continued to work for two years after coming to Mans- field in 1842 ; not fully satisfied with his vocation, and ambitious to enter a wider field of usefulness, he com- menced the study of medicine with the late Dr. A. G. Miller, under whose instruction he finished his studies, and graduated at the Cleveland Medical College in

1847. For nine years thereafter, he had a large and constantly increasing practice throughout this county, and was looked upon as a careful and skillful physician. He died in Mansfield the latter part of January, 1856. Dr. J. J. Todd was married, Aug. 26, 1847, to Miss Naomi Hedges, daughter of the late EUzey Hedges, of this city, to whom were born five children, three of whom are living and residents of this city.

TROUTMAN, ELIAS, tinner and coppersmith. He was born in Center Co, Penn., March 11, 1817 ; in 1827, he came to Ohio with his parents, who located in Orange Township, Ashland Co. ; at the age of 18, he began the trade of stone-cutter and brick-laying, which he soon discontinued, as he was compelled to remain idle during the winter. He immediately came to Mansfield and entered into a contract with the widow Buckins after her husband's death to learn the tin- ner's trade, which he acquired in the usual time, when he learned the trade of coppersmith with William McNulty, where he continued until 1839 ; after that date until 1849, he was working chiefly at the tinner's trade, when in the winter of that year, he went to California, and returned in the spring of 1851 ; he has been en- gaged at his trade in all its branches since that year in this city, and is now in active life. He was married, March 26, 1840, to Elizabeth Kefi"er, of Washington Co., Penn.; to them were born seven children, five of whom died in infancy, and one daughter at the age of 18 years. One child living. During his residence in Mansfield, Mr. Troutman has always been identified in every movement that tended toward the improvement of the city and its inhabitants, and interested in benevolent and church enterprises. He is an active member of the Lutheran Church.

TWITCHELL, A. J., attorney; he was born Dec. 31,

1848, in Portage Co., Ohio; graduated at the Ohio Wesleyan University in 1872 ; at the Harvard Law School in 1874; read law with Judge M. R. Dickey; admitted to the bar in the fall of 1874 ; engaged in the practice of law, in company with A. M. Burns, in December, 1874; continued till July, 1877, when he began alone. Was married, Sept. 24, 1874, to Ella C. Downs, of Defiance, Ohio ; they have two children — Ray, born in July, 1876; Lee, in September, 1878.

TYLER, AV. F., traveling salesman ; was born June 7, 1824, in Newport, Herkiraer Co., N. Y.; emigrated to Mansfield in 1859 ; engaged in grocery store, continued sixteen years, and then engaged as traveling agent for a Cincinnati carriage manufactory, and continues up to this date. He was married to Hannah Pratt August 22, 1849 ; they have four children — Mary Ellen, born May 29, 1850; William Dexter, Feb. 7, 1853, who is

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