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��winter of 1827 and settled in Butler Township, on the farm where the subject of this sketch now lives. Joshua lived there until the fall of 1865, when he moved to Ashland Co., where he still lives. The sub- ject of this sketch remained at home until he was mar- ried, in 1858, to Jennie Griece, of this county ; she died in 1873 ; after his marriage, he settled on a farm adjoining the old homestead, where he lived about eight jears, and then bought and moved on a farm at Shiloh ; about eight years after, he moved on the old homestead, where he still resides. He has been married about three years to Sarah J. Deilh, of Blooming Grove Town- ship. Mr. and Mi"S. Ford have five children — H. H., Catherine E., Sarah S., Carrie A. and Charles L.

FUNK, JACOB M., farmer; P. 0. Adario ; he was born in Franklin Co., Penn., Sept. 22, 1812, and is a son of Tobias and Mary Funk ; he is the third of a family of twelve children. He remained at home until 1833, when he was married to Susan Wheeler ; after his marriage, he went to a place near Nashville, Tenn., where he followed his trade, millwrighting. At the commencement of the ^lexican war, he entered Gen. Taylor's army as scout, where he did some very valu- able service, and was with Gen. Scott when he entered the City of Mexico ; at the close of the war, he moved to New Orleans ; when the cholera broke out, he took boat for Pittsburgh, and, his wife and two children dying on the way, he remained at Pittsburgh until 1854, when he married Catherine E. Canly, of Frank- lin Co., Penn., when he moved to Ohio, and, at the begin- ning of the rebellion, entered as Provost Marshal and scouting service, and served during the whole conflict ; he was always doing valuable service, and ran some very narrow escapes in penetrating the rebel lines ; he was at Gen. Lee's headquarters while at Chambersburg ; he was wounded several times, having had his left arm and right leg broken by minie balls ; he has lived in different parts of the State since the close of the war, and has been living on the present farm since the spring of 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Funk have three children — Upton T., Anna E. and David H.; of these, Anna is married.

HANNA, T. WILSON, farmer; P. 0. Savannah; he was born in this county June 26, 1826, and is a son of William and Rachel C. Hanna. William Hanna came to this county about 1824 or 1825, from Harrison Co., Ohio, and settled on a tract of land in Blooming Grove Township, that his father had entered some time before. He was married in 1835, and in 1851 he moved to the farm that T. W. Hanna now owns and lives on, in the northeast part of Butler Township, where he lived until 1874. The subject of this sketch is the eld- est of a family of three children. He remained at home until the fall of 1857, when he married Amanda M. Gault, of Washington Co., Penn., whose father, Samuel Gault, came to this county in an early day. After jNIr. Hanna' s marriage he settled on his present farm. Mr. Hanna has held the office of Justice of the Peace five years, and other various offices in the township. He is at present engaged quite extensively in raising fine-wooled sheep. Mr. and Mrs. Hanna have two children ; Dwight C, who is a member of the Fresh- man Class, at Wooster University, and J. C, who is attending the academy at Savannah, Ashland Co.

��HETLER, CHRISTOPHER, farmer; P. 0. Green- wich ; he was born in this county July 6, 1842, and is a son of Andrew and Mary Hetler, who came from Pennsylvania and settled in the south part of Weller Township. He is the fourth of a family of seven chil- dren. He remained at home until he was married, Jan. 17, 1863, to Margaret J. Keller, of Franklin Town- ship. After his marriage he settled on his father-in- law's farm, where he remained two years, when he emigrated to Southern Illinois, where he remained one year ; he then removed to Franklin Township, where he remained six years, and then to Weller Township, and in the spring of 1878, bought and moved on his present farm in the north part of Butler Township. Mr. and Mrs. Hetler have three children, Amos M., Mary E. and Sadie M.

HETLER, SAMUEL, farmer; P. 0. Shenandoah; he was born in this county Oct. 19, 1839, and is a son of Philip and Catherine Hetler. who were of German descent, and who removed from Pennsylvania in 1832 or 1833, and settled in the south part of Weller Town- ship. Mr. H. is the eldest of a family of seven chil- dren. He remained at home until he was married, in the fall of 1860, to Sarah A. Wolf, of Franklin Town- ship, daughter of John C. and Hettie Wolf. After his marriage he settled on his father-in-law's farm, where he lived a few years. In 1869, he bought and moved to his present farm, in the west part of Butler Town- ship. He is an industrious and thriving farmer, and works at his trade in winter, making grain cradles. Mr. and Mrs. Hetler have eight children — Verona E., Ann E., Sarah J., William E., Oliver J., Rosella M., Verona E., is married.

HUNTER, C. C, farmer; P. 0. Adario; he was born in Richland Co. Aug. 3, 1852 ; he is a son of Joseph P. and Angeline Hunter, of Blooming Grove Township ; he is the fourth of a family of ten children ; he re- mained at home until he was married, in 1874, to Linda Kirk, daughter of M. Kirk, of Butler Township ; in the spring of 1875, he settled on the present farm. Mr. Hunter is a thorough farmer and a gentleman, and be- lieves that it is to the interest of all farmers to be a member of the grange, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter have two children — Lucinda and Lena A.

KIRK, MICHAEL, farmer ; P. 0. Adario ; he was born in Brook, Va., Nov. 30, 1814; he removed with his parents, when he was about 2 years of age, to Jef- ferson Co., Ohio, where they spent the rest of their days. Michael remained at home until he was 30 years old, when he moved to Richland Co., in what is now Clear Creek Township, Ashland Co., where he lived about eighteen years ; he then bought where he now resides, in Butler Township, about one-half mile west of Adario. He was married on the first day of the year 1845, to Lucinda Hickman, of Columbiana Co., whose parents were formerly of Pennsylvania ; Mrs. Kirk is a daughter of Jeremiah Hickman, one of the old pioneer Methodists, and a sister of Judge Hickman, of Minnesota ; Mr. and Mrs. Kirk have a family of seven children, some of whom are graduates of the Berea University. Mr. Kirk has been honored with a great many offices of the township, and is also a good, faithful granger. He is a pleasant gentleman to meet, and has a fine family.

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