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��in Springfield Township, where he remained three years ; he then purchased the farm on which his daughter, Mrs. Kuhn, now resides ; he died in the fall of 1864, ; his wife, the mother of Mrs. Kuhn, whose maiden name was Mary Deitrich, survived him until .June, 1866. Jacob Kuhn and Mary Shafer were mar- ried in November, 1851 ; as a result of their marriage they had seven children, six of whom are living. Mr. Kuhn died Aug. 25, 1876 ; he was born in Franklin Co., Penn., and emigrated to Ohio, in 1847 ; he was a man of great force of character ; he took an active in- terest in the Reformed Church, to which he was devotedly attached ; he was among the first organizers of the church at Shelby, and was a leader in that body ; he was a pillar of the church, and by his death the church lost one of its most active and influential members.

KING, MARY, MRS., P. 0. Shelby.

LANDIS, JOHN M., farmer and stock-raiser, and also agent for Halliday's Standard Wind-mill, and also for farming implements generally ; he was born in this county in November, 1837 ; his father emigrated to Ohio from Lancaster Co., Penn., about 1836, and set- tled in Richland Co. ; he purchased the farm now owned by his son; he lived there during his lifetime, and died in March, 1874, aged about 63 years. The subject of this sketch first purchased a ti-act of land north of where he now lives, and in 1870, the tract on which he now resides ; he improved the farm, remodel- ing the buildings, and has a very comfortable and pleasant home. He is one of those men whom nature has endowed with a natural mechanical genius ; he can lay out a building and erect it without making a mis- take, although he never learned any trade; this, per- haps, accounts for his love of machinery, which he can handle with ease, seeing at a glance how to work it to the best advantage; he has been selling ma- chinery for eight years, and is widely and favorably known ; he is a pleasant man with whom to do busi- ness, as he makes it a matter of principle, and states what he believes and knows to be true ; he is favorably known. He was married to Miss Mary Ann Finicle in 1859 ; they have four sons, all living.

LANDIS, ISAAC M., farmer and stock-raiser; he was. born in this county Oct. 9, 1842 ; at the age of 19 years, he enlisted in Company C, 20th 0. Y. I., and served for about one year, passing through the battles of Port Gibson, Jackson, Champion Hill and Vicks- burg; after he returned home, he resumed farming; he farmed for two years, and then went into the hard- ware business in New London for three years ; he then sold out and went into the saw-mill business, working in Wyandot for four years ; thence to Seneca Co., where he lived two years ; he sold out and removed to where he now lives in April, 1875 ; he had previously purchased the farm. He was married to 5liss Ellen Finicle, of Richland Co., Dec. 22, 1864 ; they have two children — Carrie Ellen and Zuleika Olive.

LASER, C. C, Justice of the Peace, Infirmary Di- rector and farmer ; he was born in this county April 28, 1832 ; his father, John Laser, emigrated from Perry Co., Penn., in the year 1825, and settled in Cass Township. Mr. Laser was one of the Trustees of Plymouth Township, and when the township was about

��being divided, the name of Cass was proposed by Mr. Laser, after the illustrious statesman of that name, and of whom Mr. Laser was an ardent admirer ; the name was adopted. He died in Cass Township in 1857 ; his wife died in the fall of 1877. "Mr. C. C. Laser was elected Justice of the Peace in 1869, which office he has since held ; he was elected Infirmary Director in the fall of 1876, and re-elected in the fall of 1879. He is of German extraction ; his great-grandfather emi- grated from Germany and located in Northampton Co., Penn., and on the breaking-out of the Revolutionary war, he enlisted, and was never heard of afterward, leaving his wife and son, Christian Laser, grandfather of C. C. Laser, who died in Cass Township about the year 1846. Mr. Laser makes a very efficient officer; he is possessed of good judgment, and is regarded as a very judicious and competent man. Politically, he is a Democrat, and in the councils of his party exerts a large influence. He was mai-ried to Miss Kezia Fesler Dec. 19, 1852; they have nine children, six boys and three girls.

MILLER, ISAAC H., farmer; he was born in Lan- caster Co., Penn., May 22, 1816; he spent his youth on the farm ; at 19 years of age, he commenced to teach school, which he followed five winters, working on the farm during the summer ; in the spi'ing of 1839, he, with his wife, emigrated to Ohio and spent some four years near Ganges ; in 1842, he bought 40 acres, which is now the south part of his farm, and moved on it the following year; there was a cabin on the land when he purchased ; he lived there six years, and then pur- chased the northern half of the 80 acres, and moved into the cabin which stood where his present dwelling stands (this was in 1849) ; this is situated about one and a quarter miles east of Shelby ; he cleared up most of his farm ; he is of Pennsylvania-German parentage, and has the characteristics of that people. By his in- dustry and economy, he has made for himself and fam- ily a pleasant home. He is a close reader, and a man of general information. In politics, he is a Republican, and adheres closely to his party. He is pleasant in his home, hospitable and genial. He was married to Miss Catharine Echternach Dec. 25, 1838, who was born in the year 1 818 ; her parents emigrated to America about the year 1832, and settled in Lancaster, Penn., where her father died ; her mother survived him a number of years, dying at her daughter's, Mrs. Miller. They have had eleven children, seven of whom are living — four girls and three boys.

MILLER, BENJAMIN E., farmer; he was born near Ganges Oct. 24, 1839. He was married to Miss S. J. Finicle in May, 1862 ; they have seven children, all living ; at about the age of 22, he moved near where Isaac Landis now lives, and some six months after, he moved on the J. M. Landis farm, where he remained one year, when he went to where he now lives, in Jackson Township. He is a man of general intelli- gence, and, like his father, Isaac H. Miller, is a Repub- lican in politics, and adheres strictly to the views of his party. He is a genial gentleman, and has the entire respect of his neighbors.

MORTHLAND,ELIAS W., farmer, was born in Craw- ford Co., Ohio, in December, 1847; his father, Abra- ham Morthland, came from Pennsylvania, and settled

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