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��Liverpool, England, Feb. 2, 1852. When he was 17 years of age, he emigrated to America. He went AVest to Miami Co., Kan.; he traveled considerably through Kansas, Texas and Indian Territory ; he then returned to England to see his parents and returned to the United States some few months after. He is a man of general knowledge, and is a close observer. He was married to Miss Mary Ann Holtz Feb. 19, 1878.

HORNBEllGER, CATHARINE, MRS., widow of Ben- jamin Hornberger ; was born in Lebanon Co., Fenn., August, 1819 ; her father, Jacob Snyder, emigrated from Pennsylvania with his family of six children and settled in Stark Co., near Massillon. about 1829. Mrs. Hornberger remained at home until September, 1842, when she was married. Some five years after, her hus- band came to Richland Co. and purchased 80 acres in the northwest quarter of Sec. 27, where Mrs. Horn- berger now resides. He died September, 185o, aged about 48 years. He was born in Franklin Co., Fenn.; they had five children, three of whom are living. The children being small at the death of her husband, she was compelled to take the management of the farm and provide for the wants of her family, for which she deserves special credit. She is of Pennsylvania-Ger- man parentage. Her oldest son, Hiram, is married j to Margaret Cox, and is engaged in railroading at Gallon. Samuel, her next son, is married to Sarah May, and resides on the farm. Her daughter Sarah is married to Simon Shatzer, and resides near her. The two deceased were Rebecca and Catharine, aged 14 and 29 years respectively.

HUMiMEL, .J. M., farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., in March, 1818; he spent his youth on a farm ; when 18 years of age, he commenced the trade of saddlery with his brother in Hummels- town, Fenn., and continued to follow that trade twenty- five years ; desirous of obtaining a farm, he sold his property and emigrated, in 1864, with his family, to Ohio, where he purchased a tract of 80 acres in Madi- son Township, about two miles north of Mansfield ; he remained there about eight years, and sold his farm and purchased the southwest quarter of Sec. 12, where he now resides ; he came of Pennsylvania-German par- entage ; he is an excellent farmer, a pleasant neighbor, and has the respect of the community. He was mar- ried to Miss Elizabeth Hertzel in December, 1843 ; they had eight children, five of whom are living.

ILER, JOHN, farmer; P. 0. Shelby; was born in Richland Co. Feb. 26, 1842; when he was about 6 months old, his father died and left a family of four small children to be supported by the mother; being poor, she was compelled to put her children out among strangers ; she found a pleasant home for them with John F. Rice, the " old soldier," of whom a full notice will be found elsewhere in this book ; his mother died when the subject of this notice was about 6 years old, so he was early deprived of the fostering care of a mother; he remained at his adopted home until the fall of 1862, when he enlisted in Co. C, 20th 0. V. I., for nine months ; after he returned home, he resumed farming. He is an ardent Democrat, and takes an active interest in the affairs of the community. He was married to Miss Mary Sheets, of Richland Co.; they have seven children.

��KERR, WILLIAM, farmer ; he was born in Wash- ington, Penn., Nov. 7, 1810 ; his father, James Kerr, came to Ohio about 1810, and entered 160 acres of land in Sec. 1, Jackson Township; he then returned to Pennsylvania and at different times came to Ohio, en- tering some 800 acres; in the year 1820, he, with his family, consisting of himself, wife and four children, came to Ohio and settled where T. C. Dunlap now lives, some four miles east of where Shelby now stands ; he cleared up the farm ; in 18-30, he built a grist-mill on Richland Run, probably the first water-mill in the lim- its of Jackson Township ; it stood several years, and did quite a business ; the first miller was Mr. Urie, who ; milled for several years, and was followed by William Kerr, the subject of this notice; he was followed by Mr. Sellers ; the mill stood until 1853, when | Mr. Kerr took some of the timber and put it into his barn which he was then building ; the mill-race is still i to be seen. James Kerr died in May, 1839 ; his wife survived him for a number of years and died aged over | 80 years. William Kerr has resided near where he now lives ever since he has been in Ohio ; he has always been engaged on the farm except the time he was occupied as miller. He was married to Nancy N. Crabbs in June, 1849 ; they had five children, four of whom are living; his wife died in 1862, and he was again married to Sarah Seaton in 1864; they have three children.

KIRKPATRICK, JEREMIAH, farmer ; P. 0. Shelby ; he was born in Perry Co., Penn., in June, 1821 ; his father, Joseph Kirkpatrick, with his wife and family of six children, emigrated to Ohio in the fall of 1831, and remained over winter in Mansfield ; he moved north to Jackson and entered an 80-acre tract of land in Sec. 22 ; he died in 1844 ; his wife survived him many years, dying in January, 1877, aged about 85 years. The subject of this notice remained with his parents, helping to clear up the farm and do such work as is usual in a new country ; he received his education in the district schools of the county ; he is a man of general information, and has the confidence and esteem of his neighbors ; he is a consistent mem- ber of the Lutheran Church ; he joined that denomina- tion at an early age, and has very materially aided in building up that body in the community ; he is a care- ful farmer, and his farm bears the marks of good man- agement. He was married to Miss Catherine Flora Nov. 7, 1844; they had eleven children, nine of whom are living. „, ,.

KIRKPATRICK, AMOS, farmer : P. 0. Shelby ; was born Aug. 3, 1850, in Jackson Township ; he is a son of Jeremiah and Catherine Kirkpatrick ; he re- mained with his parents until he arrived at the age of manhood ; he worked at home and in the community until he was married to Miss Christiana Neal, April 23, 1874 ; they have three children — Elmer Luther, Joseph Lorenzo and Archie Melvin. Mrs. Kirkpatrick was born in Jackson Township March 20, 1852 ; she has always remained in the vicinity of where she was born ; she received her educational training in the com- mon school.

KUHN, MARY, MRS., widow of Jacob Kuhn, was born in Franklin Co., Penn., March, 1827 ; her father, George Shafer, emigrated to Ohio in 1839, and settled

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