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FERRELL, GEORGE VV., was born in Ashland Co., then Richland, in Milton Township, Jan. 10, 1828, where he resided until the year 1864, when he removed to this township, and where he has since resided ; Mr. Ferrell is a cooper by trade, and he followed that as his vocation together with that of farming, until the last eight years ; since then he pays all his attention to farm- ing and dealing in stock. In the year 1850, April 18, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Martin; they have had six children, all of whom are still living, and named Irvin S., Austin M., Arthur W., Alberda E., Adolphus S. and Adella R., four of whom are now married. Mr. Ferrell has from time to time held offices of trust in his township, and is now Treasurer of the township ; Mr. Ferrell has, by good management and strict attention to business, made for himself and fam- ily a good home, while himself and family have the re- gards of all where they reside.

FINKBINER, ANDREW W., was born in this county on the 16th of September, 1859 ; he has since resided here, and has paid his attention to farming until within the past few years he has learned the carpenter and joiner trade, which occupation he intends to make his vocation.

FLOOK, CASPER, was born in Hopeful Township, Bedford Co., Penn., Oct. 20, 1815, where he resided until the age of 18 years, when he came to this county, where he has since resided ; he has lived in this town- ship thirty-five years. He was married in December, 1835, to Melinda Edwards ; they have five children, all of whom are living — Mary Jane, Leander T., Am- berson A., Margaret Ann and Sanford S. Mr. Flook has always farmed ; when he first came here, he cleared land for two crops ; a few years after, he bought the 80 acres he now occupies, and cleared it all himself. He is among the surviving settlers of his township.

GATES, MARTIN, was born in Washington Co., Penn., Dec. 10, 1821, where he resided until 1823, when his parents removed to this county, where he has since resided ; although he has lived a part of his time in diiferent townships, he now lives in this township, where he has been about fifteen years ; he has always paid his attention to farming and handling stock. In the year 1843, on the 9th of May, he was married to Miss Frances Urquhart ; they have reared a family of ten children, nine of whom are still living — John, Margaret E., Samuel C, Mary C, Jacob, Cass H., Rosman E., Sallie and Martin ; George W. died April 15, 1870, at the age of 4 years 1 month and 22 days. The health of Mr. Gates' family is generally good, with the exception of three of the children, whose health is somewhat impaired. Mr. Gates is among the surviving pioneers of the county, as well as his wife, who was born in the county, and who is still living, aged 56 years almost ; they can recall many hardships and privations that they, together with their associates, had to contend with, that the present as well as the future generations will never know nor experience.

GATES, JACOB H., was born in this county March 15, 1852; he has since resided here, and has always paid his attention to farming and handling stock. In the year 1873, on the 4th of July, he was married to

��Miss Alice Bly ; they have a ftimily of four children, all of whom are living, named Dolly, Cloyd, Nellie and Dotty.

GATES, HENRY, was born in this county on the 2d of July, 1854 ; he has since resided here, with the eX' ception of about eighteen months, when he was in some of the Western States ; Mr. Gates is a carpenter by profession, and followed that as his vocation until he was married, since which time he has paid his at- tention to farming. He was married to a Miss Eunice Bly on the 10th of May, 1874 ; they have a family of four children, all of whom are living — Walter, Bert, Molesky and the baby.

GEARY, ELIZABETH, MRS., is the widow of the late Joseph Geary, who was born in Allegheny Co,, Penn., April 8, 1806 ; when a small boy, his parents removed to Harrison Co., Ohio ; he remained there over thirty years, then went to Tuscarawas Co., where he stayed five years, when he came to this county, where he remained until his death, which took place July 7, 1879; he was an aflFectionate husband and father. Mrs, Geary was married to Mr. Geary in the fall of 1844; they reared a family of thirteen children, six of whom are living — Alexander, Isaac C, Isabel, Emma, Sherman and Joseph F.; the ones deceased were named William W., John N., Emeline, Nancy and Jane. Mrs. Geary was born in Jeiferson Co., this State, March 13, 1826 ; when a little girl, her parents moved to Tuscarawas Co., where she remained until she was married to Mr. Geary, and lived and removed with him from place to place until his death.

GROVE, LAWRENCE A., was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., July 31, 1852, where he resided until the age of 18 years, when he went to Illinois and stayed there one year ; thence he returned to Ohio and went to Stark Co., and remained there one year; he then went to Dauphin Co., Penn., where he stayed two years, and from there he went to Cumberland Co., where he stayed one year; thence to Baltimore, Md., where he remained one year, and then came to this county, where he has since resided, with the exception of eight months which he spent in Illinois ; Mr. Grove is by profession a carpenter, and while he was not attending school he followed that as his vocation until he came to this county, since which time he has paid his attention to farming.

GUTHRIE, NATHANIEL, is the child of John E. and Elizabeth Guthrie, who was born in this county and township, on the old homestead farm on which he now resides, on the 6th day of October, 1843 ; until the late war broke out he followed farming, when, in 1862, he entered the army, was a member of Co. K, 120th 0. V. I., and was enlisted on the 15th of October, 1862, and discharged Oct. 12, 1863, by reason of dis- ability by disease contracted while performing his duty as a soldier ; he has never as yet made an application for a pension, although he is certainly entitled to it ; after his return from the army, he was unable to perform any labor ; he turned his attention to the carpenter business, which he followed about nine years, but for the past four years he has again gone to farming ; in the year 1S66, on the 14th of August, he was mar- ried to Miss Almeda Purcher ; they have raised a family of nine children, six of whom are still living,

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