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��of 1867, when he removed to this county, where he has resided most of his time, excepting a short time in Williams and Huron Cos. In the year 1877, on the 19th of November, Mr. Kelso was married to Miss Mary A.Weppier; they have one child, Ruby May; Mi-. Kelso is by profession a harness-maker, and now carries on that business at Rome, where he has built up for him- self quite a good trade, and his future intentions are to make this his business, and claims that his work shall all be first-class, and with prices to suit the times.

KESTER, GEORGE W., M. D., was born in Bronson Township, Huron Co., on the 3d of January, 1846, where he resided until the age of 2 years, when his parents removed to Savannah, Ashland Co., where he re- mained twenty years ; he removed to New London, where he resided about fourteen years, when he re- moved to Ganges. The Doctor enrolled himself in the late war, first as a member Co. D,. 25th 0. V. I., en- listed on the 8th of June, 1861, and discharged on the 2oth day of June, 1864 ; second, was a member of Co. I. 2d U. S. V. 1., enlisted on the 24th of February, 1865, and discharged on the 24th of February, 1866, at Elmira, N. Y.; the Doctor participated in all the numerous battles the regiment was called upon to en- gage in ; was in the service for a period of four years. In the year 1868, on the 31st of December, he was married to Miss Hester A. Swanger ; they have a family of two children, both of whom are living, named Willie W. and Bessie May. The Doctor practiced at this place (Ganges) ten years.

KINSELL, JOHN W., was born in Cass Township Dec. 9, 1840, where he resided until 22 years of age, when he removed to this township and where he has since resided, with the exception of six months which he spent in Rochester, Lorain Co., and Shiloh. He was married, Aug. 80, 1863, to Miss Elizabeth J. Shupe, who was born in Ashland Co., Ohio, Dec. 2, 1842; when a small girl, her parents removed to this county ; they have reared a family of five cliildren, four of whom are still living — Jennie E., Walter H., George W. and Sallie E.; the one deceased, Charlie N., departed this life May 22, 1872, aged 1 year 8 months and 12 days. Mr. Kinsell is by profession a school- teacher; having at an early age acquired a good educa- tion, he soon had charge of a graded school, and has followed teaching for a period of twenty terms in the winter, and four terms in the summer season ; the bal- ance of his time he has been engaged in farming, and this, together with dealing in stock, will be his princi- pal occupation in the future. His daughter. Miss .Jen- nie, now in her 16th year, is teaching school in Dis- trict No. 6s in this township, and is considered a very competent teacher.

KIRKENDALL, PETER S., was born in Hancock Co. Dec. 15, 1836 ; when about 2 years old, his par- ents removed to this county, where he has since resided ; he has lived in this township twenty-eight years. He was married, April 2, 1868, to Catherine La"men, who was born in this township, where she has always lived ; they had one child, Wilbert Otis, who departed this lite Sept. 4, 1876, aged 1 year 10 months and 1 day. Mr. Kirkendall is by profession a carpenter, al- though he has paid a great part of his attention to farming. He was a member of Co. I, 15ih 0. V. I.;

��he enlisted Sept. 7, 1861, and was discharged Sept. 17, 1864 ; he was in all the battles his regiment was called upon to engage in, some of which wei-e Shiloh, Stone River, Liberty Gap, Resaca, Altoona Mountain, Dal- las, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Rocky Face, Mission Ridge and Chickamauga.

LAZELL, FRANCIS M., was born in New York, July 2, 1847 ; soon after, his parents removed to Norwalk, Huron Co., Ohio, and when at the age of 8 years, they removed to this county, where he has resided ever since, with the exception of a few months he spent in Iowa. This subject has bought the hotel at this place, Rome, where he intends to keep a first-class house, and also a stable ; he understands the business, as he formerly, with his father, kept the same house.

LAMER, ABRAHAM, was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., on the 16th of January, 1818, where he resided until March, 1839; then he removed to Venango Co., Penn., where he remained until August, 1844, when he removed to this township, where he has since re- sided. Mr. Lamer is by occupation a carpenter and joiner; he commenced his trade in 1836, and has always followed that as his vocation, and now has a shop in Rome. In the year 1842, on the 10th of August, he was married to Miss Mary Ann Cassiday ; they have had thirteen children, nine of whom are liv- ing, viz.: Sarah, Catherine, Climenia, Franklin P., Cynthia L., Celina A., Nietus Zula Z., Juliet E.; those dead are Bergenetta, aged 9 months, and Francis, aged 4 months ; the other two died in infancy. Mr. Lamer is among the surviving pioneers of this county, having lived in this township over thirty-six years.

LAMER, FRANKLIN P., was born Jan. 28. 1853, in this township, where he has since resided, with the exception of about three years and eighteen months, which he spent in Pennsylvania, and eighteen months in the western part of the State. Mr. Lamer is by pro- fession a carpenter and joiner, although for the pas year he has been farming, and intends to follow that vocation in the future, in connection with his trade. He was married, Jan. 10, 1879, to Maggie E. Wilson ; they have one child — Zettie Olive.

LATIMER, NANCY, MRS., was born Aug. 13, 1813, in Westmoreland Co., Penn., where she resided until the age of 10 years, when her parents removed to Wayne Co., Ohio, where she lived until the 19th of August, 1834, when she was married, and came to this county, where she has since resided. She is the widow of the late William Latimer, who died Feb. 12, 1850, aged 44 years; he was born in Pennsylvania April 25, 1805; they had seven children, six of whom are living, named Elizabeth Jane, George, John, Mary E., Margery Ann and William S.; one named Wilson died March 29, 1868, aged 25 years 11 months and 21 days ; George, John, Margery Ann and William S. are married. Her son William S. now carries on the farm for her, but when her children were small she had the management of the place herself after her husband's death. She has been a widow for a period of thirty years, and lived in the county forty-six years.

LINDSEY, WILSON, was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., Feb. 24, 1806. When at the age of 11 years, his parents removed to Columbiana Co., this State, where he resided until the year 1837, when he came to this

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