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ALEXANDER, HARRISON, was born in Waldo Co., Me.; he worked on a farm and in a saw-mill until he came to Bellville, in the fall of 1850 ; here he worked in a foundry three years, and then commenced to deal in paper, which he continued until 1866 ; since then, he has given his attention to farming, and the variety of business conducted under the name of Alexander & Zents. He was born Feb. 12, 1823, and married, Aug. 18, 1850, to Amanda Weymouth, who was born July 27, 1829; children— Miller was born .July 19, 1852; Hannah, Dec. 6, 1854; Harry, Nov. 15, 1866.

ARMSTRONG, HEZEKIAH, farmer, resides on a part of Section 29, where he owns over 200 acres of land ; he is a son of James Armstrong, who landed in this township Dec. 25, 1817; he died Oct. 20, 1850, and was almost 75 years old. Mr. H. Armstrong was born Nov. 5, 1819, and was brought up on the farm he now owns ; his companion, Rosan Flook, was born in Bed- ford Co.. Penn., Oct. 17, 1820, and came with her par- ents to Ohio inl 828. Mr. Armstrong was married Nov. 10,1845; children— Alvina, born Sept. 9, 1847; John, May 18, 1849; Elizabeth, Aug. 11, 1851 ; Eli C, Aug. 12,1853; Mariah,Dec.l6,1854; Eliphalet, Feb. 9, 1857 ; Sarah, Aug, 1, 1859 ; Leva, April 8, 1862. Mr.Armstrong built a fine barn on his premises in 1871, and, in later years, remodeled his residence, so that his farm is well improved, and by diligence to his avocation, he has made himself independent.

AUNGST, SAMUEL S., farmer. He is the son of George Aungst, who was born in Pennsylvania, and in bojhood moved to Virginia; here he married Elizabeth Zimmerman, and Samuel was born April 11, 1805. When 6 months old, his parent moved to Pickaway Co., Ohio, and after the war of 1812, moved to Jeffer- son Township ; there were two sons and seven daughters in the family. Samuel married Catherine Spayde Nov. 9,

1829, and five sons and seven daughters were born to them ; a son died in infancy, the remaining are yet liv- ing. Mrs. Aungst was born in Pennsylvania March 26, 1811.

AUNGST, GEORGE W., farmer. He resides on a part of Sec. 15, Jefferson Township ; he is a son of Samuel Aungst, and was born in Richland Co. July 17,

1830. He was married, Dec. 29, 1859, to Samantha Swank, a daughter of John Swank, and was born in Jefferson Township May 12, 1840; they have two chil- dren — Anna Eliza, born Dec. 11, 1860, and Lewis D., born March 20, 1866 ; Mr. Aungst commenced to keep house near where he now lives ; he built a barn on his farm in 1867, and a neat dwelling-house in 1872-73; he was Township Assessor in 1868-69, and Land Assess- or in 1880. Mr. Aungst is one of Jefferson Town- ship's valuable citizens.

AUNGST, DANIEL, farmer. He was born on the northeast quarter of Sec. 8, and has lived on it since birth, excepting eight years that he resided in Bellville ; he was born March 5, 1824, and is the only survivor of his father's family. He was married, Nov. 7, 1848, to Elizabeth Langliam, daughter of Robert Langham and Sarah Kinney ; she was born in Bedford Co., Penn., Sept. 1, 1820; they had eight children, all of which died in infancy but one, Marcellus ; she was born Jan.

��17, 1858. Mr. Aungst held the office of Township Trustee one term.

BEACH, ABIJAH I., M. D., was born in New Haven Co., Conn., Oct. 16, 1804, and brought up on a farm ; at a proper age he was placed in an academy, and in March, 1825, he took the degree of M. D.; he visited Ohio in 1820, and in 1826, came to Bellville, and has made it his ostensible home since ; he was engaged with Judge Jackson in various mercantile enterprises, and enterprises on his own responsibility until 1850 ; since then he has led an active life in the field of specula- tion, and practiced medicine extensively. In 1857, he traveled over the most important countries of Europe and visited the most noted cities and extensive hospi- tals ; in 1868, he opened a hospital in Bellville, and enjoyed a good patronage until he retired in 1877. He is now leading an active business life, having a large grocery and notion store in Bellville, under his super- vision, and giving some attention to the practice of medicine. He was married to Elizabeth .Jackson May 15, 1881 ; she was born May 15, 1816, and died Aug. 5, 1875.

DAY, CYRUS, retired farmer, Bellville ; his parents emigrated from Washington Co., Penn., in the year 1815, and located in Troy Township Mr. Day is one of a family of twelve children, and is the seventh in order ; he was born May 18, 1819 ; he received such an education as those times afforded, which was quite meager. He was married in 1846, and remained one year on the home place, when he removed to Jefferson Township, on a farm known as the Shultz farm, where he remained about four years ; he then moved on the farm with his father-in-law, John Markey, and shortly after his arrival here, he bought the farm, and re- mained on it about five years, when he sold and bought a farm of F. M. Fitting, adjoining the corporation of Bellville ; he resided here about five years, and then sold out and purchased the property where he now resides. Mr. Day has raised a family of six children, five of whom are living.

BELL, ROBERT, deceased ; he was a descendant of English and Scotch parents, and was born about 1755 ; in 1781, he resided in Sussex Co., N. J., and in 1790, moved to Belmont Co., Ohio, and between 1813 and 1815, moved to where Bellville now is, and purchased a quarter-section of land of James McCluer. Robert Bell, Jr., came the same year, and settled on the site of Bellville, whose children, in the order of their births are John, William, Zephaniah, Sarah, Mary, Nancy, Peter, Robert F., Jonathan W. and Aaron, by his first wife, and Frank, by his second wife. William Bell was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, in 1805, and came to Richland County with his father, and was his main assistance in clearing up his farm, a part of Sec- tion 7, on which he moved soon after 1815. He was married to Susan Strong Dec. 6, 1831 ; he resided in Jefferson Township till he moved to Hancock Co., Ohio, in 1840, where he died in the fall of 1847 ; the family returned to Bellville, and Mrs. Bell died at the resi- dence of her daughter, Mrs. Dewey, of Omaha, Neb, in 1875, while on a visit, aged 66 years; she was born in Frederick Co., Md., July 4, 1809; their children are George S., born Nov. 14, 1832; Rezin W., Aug. 25, 1834; Eliza A., July 4, 1837; Sarah Jane, March 14,

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