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���his means being limited, he taught school, and did any- thing by which he could obtain means to pursue his studies ; he attended school at Vermillion Institute, at Hayesville, for a part of two terms ; he followed teach- ing for several years. He went to Iowa in the year 1857, and taught numbers of terms ; while in Iowa, he took up medicine, and read about six months ; he spent some time in Prof. Hughes' office, at Keokuk ; he taught school again one term, and then went to Cin- cinnati, Ohio ; he spent some time in Commercial Hos- pital, for medical information ; he then went back to Wayne Co., Ohio, and commenced reading medicine as though he had never read ; he read with Dr. L. Fire- stone, of Wooster, for three years ; he attended lec- tures one term at Ann Arbor, Mich. ; while there, he graduated in the chemical department ; he went back to Iowa and practiced medicine for about one year ; he returned to Burlington, Fulton Co., Ohio, and prac- ticed one year; he went to Congress, Wayne Co., and practiced a short time with Dr. J. Georget; he then went to Charity Hospital Medical College, at Cleveland ; he graduated there in the spring of 1864, and caq^Jjack to Wayne Co., Ohio ; he practiced some time with Dr. W. C. Moore, of Wooster. In the spring of 186G, he removed to Shiloh,' Richland Co., Ohio, where he now resides, and has been in successful prac- tice ever since, except two years, when his health failed; he went to Henry Co., and engaged in the wood, butter and egg business ; he returned to Shiloh to resume his practice. Previous to the war, he taught school in Kentucky one year, then went to Mis- sissippi and sold books for some years. He went into the army at the first call for three months ; at the ex- piration of his time, he returned to Wooster and re- ceived a commission as First Lieutenant ; he raised a company and joined Co. C, 120th 0. V. I.; he re- mained in the service about one year, and resigned on account of ill health. Before going out with his com- pany, the citizens of Congress Township presented him with a sword and sash, in acknowledgment of his saving the township from the impending draft by rais- ing the company. After he came home, the citizens elected him Captain of militia, and he was after- ward elected and commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the same. He was married, Oct. 4, 1870, to Miss Ce- lesta Cleland, of Shiloh ; they have had five children, four of whom are living. The Doctor is known in the north part of the county as the " Happy Compound man," on account of a medicine known as " Happy Compound," of which he is proprietor.

SHUPE, J. N., proprietor of Exchange Bank and produce dealer, was born in Zoar, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, Jan. 25, 1836 ; spent his boyhood with his parents ; he received a common-school education ; he lived succes- sively in Ashland, Ashland Co., Ohio, Sharon Township, Richland Co., and moved with his father to Shelby and remained there for some fifteen years ; he clerked in the grocery store of J. May, of Shelby, for some time ; about the age of 20 years, he moved with his father to La Fayette, Ohio, and clerked for him in a dry-goods and grocery store ; he remained in La Fayette about four years ; removed to Rome with his father ; he attended store there two years, and then went to Cleve- land ; opened a commission house under the firm name

��of Glenn, Burnham & Shupe ; was one year in business there ; he went from Cleveland to New York ; attended grocery store one year on commission, and clerked in the Western Gleaner newspaper office for six months ; he returned to Shiloh and engaged in the grocery busi- ness again under the firm of Shupe & Son ; sold out, and went into dry goods and groceries ; remained in that about three years, but not being successful in store- keeping, he was compelled to go into bankruptcy. He went into the produce business in the fall of 1867, at which he has since been engaged ; seeing an opening for banking in Shiloh, he also engaged in that in the fall of 1874. He is a self-made man, starting in the world without a dollar, he has, by strict adherence to the principles of business, built a paying trade. He was married to Miss Maggie J. Sarett .Jan. 5, 1864 ; they had two children — Minnie May, born Feb. 13, 1867, and Harry, .Jan. 23, 1876 ; his wife died Feb. 12, 1876. He was married again, Feb. 26, 1878, to Miss Emma R. Little, of Pittstown, N. J.

SNYDER, CURTIS S., carpenter, contractor and builder ; was born in Juniata Co., Penn., Nov. 5, 1850 ; attended common schools until he was 17 years old ; commenced his trade in 1868, with his brother ; he remained three years ; he went to Williamsport, Penn., in the spring of 1871, thence to Titusville and thence to Oil City, Penn., working at his trade a short time in each place ; he returned home a short time, and started for the West, arriving in Shiloh Nov. 1, 1871 ; he went back to Pennsylvania in the following spring, and was married to Miss Nannie E. Orr, of Juniata Co., Penn., April 4, 1872, and on the 8th of the same month returned to Shiloh, where they have since remained ; they had four children — Lizzie Irene was bor^ Dec. 31, 1872 ; Richard Malvern, Feb. 24, 1875, died May 27, 1875 ; Maggie May, born June 2, 1876 ; Lathie Maud, May 24, 1878. He has built twenty-three houses in Shiloh, besides numerous jobs in the surrounding country. He can at all times be found ready to con- tract work.

STINE, HENRY, farmer; he was born in Berks Co., Penn., May 18, 1818 ; his father, Adam Stine, emi- grated from Pennsylvania in the year 1833 ; he went to Clark Co., Ohio, but did not like the counti-y or the customs of the people, and soon moved his family to Richland Co., where he afterward lived; he died Oct. 4, 1876, aged over 81 years. Henry lived with his par- ents, during their lifetime caring for them. His mother was confined to her bed eight years, hence there devolved upon him more than usually falls to the lot of one man who struggles to do his duty. He was mar- ried to Miss Amanda Bertorf in the year 1857 ; they had eight children, six of whom are living.

SWARTZ, JACOB, farmer and stock-raiser ; he was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., May 2, 1820; his father came to Ohio Oct. 5, 1835 ; settled in Plymouth, now Cass Township ; he remained with his father until he was 30 years of age, assisting to clear and improve the farm. He married Miss Mary Rasey, of Bucyrus, of Crawford Co., Ohio, and then went to farming on the farm he now lives on ; farmed nineteen years on it as renter; purchased it in 1869; he has, since pur- chasing the farm, greatly improved it, putting the buildings on some eight years after he bought. He

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