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��McGAW, JOHN C, was born in Washington Co., Penn., Dec. 13, 1817. At the age of 4 years, his parents removed to this township, where Mr. McGaw has since resided. He was married, about the year 1844, to Elizabeth Bell, who was born in Harrisburg. Penn., about the year 1821 ; they have had eight chil- dren, of whom three are living — Albert C, Harriet R. and Wilson ; the ones deceased — Delila A., Robert B. and James, and two died in infancy. Mr. McGaw is among the old settlers of the county ; he has always been a farmer by occupation.

McMILLEN, W. W. P., DR., was born in Stark Co., Ohio, Sept. 3, 1846, where he resided until the year 1878, when he removed to this county and township and followed his profession as physician and surgeon. Previous to his location here, he attended a course of lectures at Cincinnati and also at Ft. Wayne, Ind., and followed his profession as Doctor in his native county, but finding the locality in which he practiced overtaxed his strength, he looked for new fields of labor, and finally located at Rome, where he has, by strict atten- tion to his business, gained for himself a good practice. He was married to Miss Hattie P. Orvis Nov. 26, 1878.

MACOMBER, WILLIAM J., was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., June 1, 1811 ; when nearly 2 years old, his parents removed to Cuyahoga Co., where he remained until the year 1838, when he came to this township, where he has since resided, and on the farm he first bought, which he now owns. He was married May 31, 1838, to Elsie Ferguson, who was born in Clyde, N. Y.; they have eight children — Unis, Mary D., Alice L., Phoebe A., Ezrie, Rosiala, Emma J. and Fremont; all are married but three, Rosiala, Ezrie and Fremont. Mr. Macomber has always paid his attention to farm- ing ; he has by industry and good management made for himself a good home.

MALLOTT, ELIA8, was born in Fulton Co., Penn., on the 20th of February, 1840, where he resided until the age of 24 years, when he removed to this county, where he has since resided. Mr. Mallott is by profes- sion a miller, and has always followed that as his voca- tion until the last year, since which time he has been engaged in the mercantile business with his nephew, R. F. Mallott. In the year 1859, on the 31st of May, he was married to Miss IMary Jane Pittman ; they have a family of eight children, five of whom are still living, named Julia, Ann, Denis E., Sarah J., George E. and the baby, Fredrick C; Mary E. died Oct. 28, 1876, at the age of 10 years 11 months and 9 days; Willard W. died Aug. 30, 1876, aged 1 year 10 months and 17 days, and Emeline F. departed this life on the 17th of August, 1872, aged 9 months and 17 days.

MALLOTT, RILEY F., was born in Fulton Co., Penn., on the 2d of April, 18-56, where he resided until the age of 21 years, when he removed to this county, where he has since resided. Mr. Mallott is an Elder of the Dunkard Church ; he is a school teacher, which voca- tion he follows in the winter seasons, while at the other times he is occupied at the store of R. F. Mallott & Co., in which he is a partner: they carry on general mer- chandising at Ganges ; they aim by fair dealing with all to merit their share of public patronage. In the year 1874, on the 4th of May, Mr. Mallott was married

��to Miss Amanda E. Bard ; they have a family of three children — Lewis H., Essie E. and Daniel C.

MARING, PETER, Jr., is the youngest child of Peter Maring, Sr., who came to this county (southern part) in 1817, and came to this township in 1818, and settled on the farm Mr. M. now owns. His father died Aug. 5, 18G2, aged nearly 79 years. He was born in New Jersey; his mother's maiden namewas Anna Finch, who was also born in New Jersey; she died Aug. 1, 1871, aged over 80 years. jNlr. Maring was born Oct. 21, 1824, in this township and on the farm he now owns, which has been his home over fifty-five years. He was married, Feb. 21, 185t), to Miss Lydia A. Dicker- son, who was born in this township and county, Dec. 25, 1825. The fruits of their marriage are three chil- dren — Mary J., Emma A. and Henry Sherman. Mr. Maring is by trade a carpenter, and has spent a great portion of his life working at the trade, although he was raised on the farm. He had for a few years an interest in the saw and grist mill at Shiloh, which called his attention to that place for a few years. At present, he pays all of his attention to his farm.

MARTIN, MOSES B., was born in Adams Co., Penn., in 1810, where he resided until the age of 22 years, when he, together with his parents, moved to this State and Ashland County, near Haysville, Vermillion Township, where they resided for about five years, when he settled about one mile west of the old camp ground, near Ashland ; after living there about four years, he removed to the neighborhood of Petersburg, near where Hershes' mill was located ; lived there about fourteen years ; was about seven years on the old Newman place, now owned by Jacob Baum ; moved to the adjoining farm, where he lived the other seven years ; from there he re- moved to Olivesburg, this county, where he lived about twenty years, when he removed to this township, where he has since resided, which makes him a resident of this county about twenty-seven years. He was married to Miss Ellen Craig Nov. 19, 1835 ; they have raised a family of twelve children, eleven of whom are still living, named Peter, William, Mary Ann, Jacob, John B., Liddie C, Samuel, Rebecca Jane, Sarah A., Francis E. and Elzie ; Melissa died at the age of 8 years and 6 months. Mr. Martin is by profession a shoemaker, which he followed while at Haysville, and also while at Petersburg ; the balance of the time his attention was principally turned to farming. He carried on shoe- making while at Olivesburg until the late war broke out, when his four sons enrolled themselves to serve their country ; and finding the two vocations of shoe- maker and farmer overtaxed his physical as well as mental ability, he gave up the boot and shoe trade, and turned all his attention to farming. The first real estate he ever possessed was a house and lot at Hays- ville ; the next, 20 acres near Petersburg ; bought a house and lot after removing to Olivesburg, together with forty acres of land ; he sold the forty acres and bought 76 acres, the Jefferson Beverstock farm ; sold that and bought the 80 acres upon which he now resides.

MILLER, D^VID, was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., Nov. 5, 1808, where he resided until the year 1833, when he removed to Franklin Township, where he lived until about the year 1870; from there he

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