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��well-improved land, with good buildings. He has held the office of Township Trustee several years, and has all his life been an active and useful citizen.

CLELAND, AMAZIAH, was born in Washington Co., Penn., Oct. 11, 1822. At the age of 2 years, his parents removed to this township, where Mr. Cleland has since lived, with the exception of about eighteen years he spent in Huron Co. (New Haven). He is the youngest of six children of John and Margaret Cle- land. He was married, April 1, 1849, to Ellen L. Stewart, who was born in Steuben Co., Penn., in 1829. They have seven children, of whom five are living, named Ezra S., William, Emline B., Herman W. and Edna; the ones that died are named Wilson and Phebe. Mr. Cleland is by profe-<fsion a blacksmith, and followed that vocation, from time to time, for a period of five years ; he has also been in the mercantile business about seven years, and the balance of his life has been spent on the farm ; his eldest son, Ezra S., is married.

CLINESMITH, WM. H., was born in this county on the 11th of December, 184f), where he has always lived; he has always paid the most of his attention to farming, although he is by profession a carpenter and also a millwright ; he has worked at both of these vocations from time to time. Dec. 11, 1872, he was married to Miss Sarah Wood ; they have had three children, all living — Jessie, Charles K., and Els wood.

COBBAN, CHARLES I ., is the youngest child of James and Sarah Cobban. His father was born in Scotland in 1811 ; he came to this country in 1835, and came to this county in 1854 ; he was married twice — first to Helen Webster ; by this marriage he became the father of seven children — named John, James, James (2d), Isabel, William A., Francis M. and Mary Ellen ; only two are living, William A. and Isabel. His second wife's name was Sarah Beattie, who bore him four children — named .James A. and Charles I., who are still living ; the ones that died were Mary C. and Maggie. Both his wives were born in Scotland. Charles I. Cobban was born Nov. 25, 1857, in this township, and has always lived here ; he was married Feb. 6, 1878, to Alwilda Bobbins, who was born in Wakeman, Huron Co., Nov. 29, 1859, and has resided in this county six years. Mr. Cobban has always been a farmer.

CRAWFORD, WILLIAM, was born in Washington Co., Penn., Oct. 18, 1808, where he resided until the age of 15 years, T^hen he removed to this State, Colum- bia Co., where he resided until the age of 28 years, when he came to this township on the 6th of March, 1843 ; he remembers the time well ; the ground was covered with snow ; he can recall the many hardships of himself and family in the days that are past and gone; at the age of 15 years, Mr. Crawford commenced to learn the carpenter trade, which he followed until he was able to buy a house of his own, since which time — about fifteen years — he purchased a farm, and has paid most of his attention to farming ; he has also been Trustee of his township ; in the year 1839, Feb. 23, he was married to Miss Nancy Quinn. Mr. Crawford has, by hard work, good management and strict attention to business, made for himself and wife a good home.

CREVELING, A. W., was born in Columbia Co., Penn., Jan. 17, 1841, where he resided until the age of

��7 years, when his parents removed to this county and located in Cass Township, where they remained about seven years, when they removed to this township, where he has since resided. Mr. Creveling is the fifth child of Jacjb and Martha M. Creveling, who raised a family of seven children, all of whom are dead, with the exception of this subject. Mr. Creveling's father died Oct. 2, 1878 ; his mother is still living, and resides with him. Mr. Creveling has paid the most of his attention to farming, buying and feeding stock. In 1868, July 4, he was married to Miss Zoradah Burns ; they have raised a family of three children — Verda, Dora and Boyd, all of whom ai-e still living. He has held the ofiice of Justice for three years ; he was elected on the Republican ticket.

CROSIER, WILLIAM, was born in Juniata Co., Penn., Sept. 17, 1826; at the age of 8 years, his parents removed to this county ; in the spring of 1855, he went to California, where he remained about three years, when he came back to this county, where he has since resided. He was married, July 10, 1854, to Eveline Shamp, who was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, Dec. 4, 1836 ; when a babe, her parents removed to Huron Co.; resided there until the age of 10 years, when her parents came to this county, where she has since lived. They have had eleven children, five of whom are still living — Nora J., Mary Ida, Emma, Al bert and Charles B.; those that died are named Annie, Bell, Ruby, Bertha, Thomas and Hattie. Mr. Crosier has always farmed as his vocation, which business he still follows.

DAVIS, SAMUEL, was born in Columbiana Co. Jan. 29, 1831 ; when 2| years old, his parents removed to Clear Creek Township, Ashland Co.; he lived there until the age of 19, when he removed to Butler Town- ship, and has since lived in different townships in this county, with the exception of about two years he re- sided in Ashland Co.; he has always farmed from boy- hood ; has part of the time traveled on the road, selling different articles of merchandise. He was married April 24, 1851, to Louisa J. Barns, who was born in Huron Co., where she lived until the age of 8 years, when she came to this county, and has always lived here since ; they have had four children, three of whom are still living — Almira Cordelia, Mary L. and Minnie Maud ; Elisabeth Jane departed this life Jan. 4, 1878, aged 26 years, 8 months and 11 days. She was mar- ried to Mr. George Wolfersberger ; Almira C. is mar- ried to Sylvanus Hodges.

DE LANCY, JOHN, was born in Cass Township Oct. 22, 1848, where he resided until 28 years of age, when he removed to this township, and has since resided here. He was married, Sept. 4, 187 i, to Louisa Hus- ton, who was born on the place Mr. DeLancy now owns, she was born Sept. 16, 1854 ; they have had two chil- dren, both are living and named Sarah Ann and Liz- zie. Mr. De Lancy has followed farming, although for the past two years, he has been engaged in selling the combined Hubbard reaper and mower, manufactured at Fremont, Ohio, in which capacity he has met with decided success, as the machine he repre- sents is first class in every respect, and is conceded by all who are acquainted with the machine, to be as good

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