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��Mr. Meyera is by profession a carpenter, but at the present he pays all his attention to farming.

MYER, DANIEL A., was born in Ashland Co., near Paradise Hill, Milton Township, March 10, 1856, where he resided, with his parents until the age of 6 years, when his parents removed to this county, where they resided about four years, when he, together with his parents moved back to Ashland Co., and located near Peters- burg, where they still reside. This subject has the greater part of the time lived in Ashland Co.; a part of the time he was engaged in the saddle and harness business in Wood Co.; paid some attention to farming, but latterly he is engaged in the butchering business. In Rome, this county, in the year 1878, he was mar- ried to Elizabeth Burns, Jan. 20; they have one child, named Hattie.

NELLSON, WILLIAM A., was born in Perry Co., Penn., April 4, 1820; when 7 years of age, his parents removed to this county, where Mr. Nellson has since lived ; he has resided in this township fifty-two years ; he is the third child of .John and Elizabeth Nellson ; his mother died in Pennsylvania, his father died .July 2, 1866, aged 77 years, 9 months and 7 days; his mother died April 29, 1829, aged 42 years 4 months and 4 days ; his father was born on the same farm on which the subject of this sketch was born, in Pennsylvania, Sept. 2-5, 1788; his mother was born Dec. 25, 1787. Mr. Nellson was married, Nov. 2, 1855, to Rebecca Quin, who was born in this township Feb. 20, 1824, and has always lived in the township; the fruits of this marriage are five children — Esther Jane, Margaret Ann, Nancy, John A. and Charles Nellson. Mr. Nell- son is by profession a carpenter, and has followed his trade from time to time during life ; he has also carried on his farm, which he still manages.

NOBLE, JOHN A., is the fourth child of William and Margaret Noble, who was born in Butler Township, this county, Jan. 15, 1836, where he resided until the year 1853, when he removed to this township, and has always resided here, with the exception of one year he spent in Montana Territory. His father was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., March 30, 1801 ; he settled in this county about 1832, where he still resides ; his mother was born March 31, 1798, in Washington Co., Penn., and died .July 9, 1870; they had six children, four of whom are still living — Hannah, Jane, .John A. and Margaret E. ; those that died were named Mary A. and William AV. John A., was married, .Jan. 3, 1871, to Adeline M. Howard, who was born in Ripley Town- ship, Huron Co., this State, Oct. 9, 1848; they have four children — Hennie, Sumner, AVade and a babe 10 months old. Mr. Noble has from boyhood followed farming, and still makes that his business.

OMAN, WM. W., was born in Columbia Co., Penn., on the 1st of March, 18.50 ; he resided there until 3 years of age, when his parents removed to Kalamazoo Co., Mich, where he resided about ten years, when he removed to this township, where he has since lived, with the exception of about three years when he re- turned to Michigan, where he remained for that time ; Mr. Oman has always paid his attention to farming, and is said to be proficient at the business. In the year 1872, on the 5th of March, he was married to

��Miss Sarah J. Tucker ; they have a family of three children — Charles C, William W. and Maudie M.

OMAN, CLARK, was born in Kalamazoo Co., Mich., on the 8th of .June, 1855, where he resided until the year 1877, when he removed to this township, where he has since resided ; Mr. Oman has always been a farmer, and it is claimed by all that he makes a success of it. He has never been married ; his sister keeps house for him ; Mr. Oman has a brother with him, .J. F., who has recently come from Michigan, and should the county suit may make this his future home.

ONEAL, JAMES A., was born in Norwalk, Huron Co.. this State, on the 14th of October, 1852; he re- sided there until the age of 14, when he engaged him- self to the Lake Shore Railroad Co., in which place he remained for four years ; from there he went to Greenwich, where he stayed one year, and then went back to the railroad one year; from that, he went into the saw-mill business ; from there he went to Wyandot Co., where he remained over two years, and then to Wood Co., where he remained~-two years ; from there he went to Delphi, and from there he came here, where he has since remained, and has charge of, and runs, the saw-mill located at this place. Mr. Oneal is a millwright by profession, and is considered by good judges to be proficient at the business. On the last day of June, 1872, he was married to ^liss Marga- ret Kooken ; they have a family of three children — Elmina M., .John W. and William.

PARRISH, HUGH L., REV., deceased,* was born in Pembroke, Genesee Co., N. Y., Nov. 29, 1812, and died in Rome, Richland Co., Ohio, June 17, 1879. He was converted Aug. 12, 1827, when 15 years old, at the close of a Methodist class-meeting. His mother be- longed to the Baptist Church, but he, feeling drawn toward the Methodist Episcopal Church, and she, be- lieving he was a Christian, and yet forbidden by her church to commune with her son, united with the Methodist Episcopal Church with him. He always attributed his early conversion and love for the church to the example and prayers of a pious mother. He was licensed to exhort in Mercer Circuit, Pittsburgh Conference, by Cornelius Jones, July 13, 1833. He was licensed to preach, June 3, 1835, at Salem, Penn., Alfred Brunson, Presiding Elder. He commenced the itinerant's life in October, 1836, under the direction of Adam Poe, Presiding Elder of Wooster District, on Richfield Circuit, George Smith in charge. He was ad- mitted to the Michigan Conference, on trial, in the fall of 1837, and sent to Wooster Circuit with George Smith and Thomas H. Dunn. Bishop W. L. Harris entered the traveling connection at the same confer- ence. His remaining appointments were as follows : In 1838, Wellington, James Brewster in chai-ge ; 1839, Medina Circuit, John L. Ferris, Assistant, ordained Deacon at Ann Arbor in 1839, by Bishop Soule ; 1840-41, Dover Circuit, ordained Elder at Wooster in 1841, by Bishop Roberts ; 1842-43, Brunswick Circuit; 1844-45, Amherst Circuit, Joseph Santley, Assistant ; 1846-47, Berea; 1848, Medina Circuit, W. C. Pierce in charge; 1849, Medina Circuit, William SpafiFord, Assistant; 1850, Sullivan Circuit ; 1851, Olivesburg


 * From his obituary notice.

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