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��BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

��Shaffer was born in Palmyra, Knox Co., Ohio, Dec. 4, 1845, and, on Feb. 12, 1865, he was married to Albina Files, who was born Dec. 9, 1844, and was the daugh- ter of Nathan Files, who was born July 12, 1796, and, in 1835, settled in Ohio ; he was married to Rebecca Walker, and had nine children, five sons and four daughters; he died in August, 1878; after marriage, Mr. Shaffer lived three years in Jefferson Township first ; then in Ferry four years, then in Jefferson again ; his children are Oscar Elmer, born May 19, 1866 : Ettie Senora, May 12, 1873 ; Nettie Olive, Sept. 16, 1876; Wealthy, July 13, 1879. Mr. Shaffer and wife are members of the Disciple Church.

SHAFFER, MARGARET ; she resides on a part of Sec. 18; she was a daughter of Samuel Hoke and Eliza- beth Weast ; her father died in Pennsylvania, and she came to Jefferson Township with her mother in 1880. James Shaffer, her husband, was a son of George Shaffer and Catharine Fissel. After marriage, they resided two years in Perry Township, and then moved on the place where Mrs. Shaffer now lives. Mr. Shaffer went to the war in the 102d 0. V. I. and never returned ; he left home in September, 1862, and, contracting a dis- ease, was sent to Louisville, Ky.,and from there to New Albany, Ind., where he died ; he was born in March, 1821. Margaret Hoke was born June 3, 1826. They were married Nov. 80, 1843 ; children — a son was born Jan. 22, 1845; Louisa, March 17, 1847; Emanuel, Aug. 18, 1849; Emma, Feb. 10, 1852; a son, Nov. 28, 1853; Franklin, Oct. 25, 1854; Mary, July 12, 1857; a son, in June, 1859; William, Aug. 12, 1860; James Sher- man, April 19, 1863 ; Mary died when about 4 years old; Emma, Aug. 9, 1875: the father, Nov. 15, 1862 Franklin was married, Nov. 11, 1875, to Charlotte Hadesah Pheil, daughter of Abraham Pheil, and was born in Franklin Co., Penn.; she was born Sept. 12, 1857 ; she has one child — Arthur Beach S. Emma was married to Thomas Long ; Louisa married Jeremiah Long May 2, 1865; he was born Oct 15, 1846; their child, Florence C, was born Dec. 27, 1866. James and Margaret Shaffer were members of the United Brethren Church.

SHAFER, ADAM, house painter; his father, Adam Shafer, came to Jefferson Township in 1816, where he was born and brought up a farmer, which occupation he followed until 1870, when he turned his attention to painting. He formed matrimonial relations with Mar- garet Miller, daughter of John Miller, and she was born in Washington Co., Md., and came to Richland Co. in 1834. Mr. Shafer has made his home in Jeffer- son Township since marriage, with the exception of six months that he resided in Lexington, Ohio; he was born April 20, 1828; Mrs. Shafer was born Feb. 28, 1880; they were married Nov. 7, 1850; children — Henrietta was born Jan. 18, 1853 ; Sarah, Feb. 4, 1855 ; Candace B., Sept. 28, 1857 ; Calvin D., Nov. 17, 1859 ; Carson M., Jan. 21,1862; Horace M., .July 26, 1864. Henrietta was married to J. D. Ranson and lives in Le Sueur Co., Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Shafer are members of the Lutheran Church.

SCHROEDER, DANIEL, farmer, and has worked at chair-making and painting ; was born in Frederick- town, Knox Co., Ohio, where he grew up to manhood ; he commenced making chairs when about 14 years of

��age. He was married, Oct. 7, 1865, to Susan Garber, daughter of David Garber ; she was born July 29, 1845 ; they first lived in Knox Co. one year, then moved to Wood Co. and remained there eighteen months; returned to Richland and remained two years, then in Knox two years, and then moved on his father- in-law's farm. Their children are George William, born Sept. 23, 1866 ; Charles Clinton, Dec. 20, 1868 ; Sarah Ellen Eve, July 25, 1871 ; Alwilda May, July 25, 1875; Lenie Nevada, Oct. 14, 1878.

SPATDE, JOHN, farmer; he was born in Richland Co. .June 30, 1830, and commenced to work at cooper- ing when about 16 years old, and made it his occupa- tion for twenty years ; his father, William Spayde, came to the county when a boy ; his mother's maiden name was Catharine Huston. He was married, Jan. 2, 1851, to Catharine Secrist, a daughter of Henry Secrist, and she was born in Richland Co. in 1834 ; they commenced to keep house in Washington Township, and lived in that and Worthington Township till about 1875, when he bought a part of Sec. 5, in Jefferson Township. He and part of his family are members of the Evan- gelical Church. He was in the late war with the 100- day men. and was Second Lieutenant. His children are William H., born in 1853; Charles L., in 1856; John W., in 1858, died in 1860; Sanford L., born in 1860; Daniel M., in 1863. William married Mary E. Rider in 1874; she was born in the county in 1854, and has two children. Mr. Spayde's grandparents came to this country in 1808. His mother died in 1877, aged 67 years, and his father is still living and is in his 72d year.

STEWART. EDWARD ; his father came from Ire- land, and mother was born in Pennsylvania ; they came to the north part of Richland Co. in 1812 or 1813. The subject of this sketch was born in Richland Co., and was brought up a farmer. He was married, Jan. 30, 1868, to Statira McKinley, daughter of Alexander McKinley, a farmer of Perry Township. Mr. Stewart was boi-n Feb. 1, 1833, and Mrs. Stewart Feb. 21, 1837 ; children — Myrta A., born June 8, 1870; Marcellus A., May 31, 1871 ; Nora Bell, Sept. 15, 1877. He now resides about two miles south of Bellville, devoting his attention to agriculture. In 1879, he was elected Trustee of Jefferson Township.

SWANK, HENRY, deceased ; born in Franklin Co., Penn., Jan. 18, 1790; he came to Sec. 34, Jeffers n Township, in the spring of 1817, and cleared a small spot of ground ; the following fall he moved his family ; the log cabin which he built had no door, and for some time entered it by crawling under the wall on the lower part of the hillside ; he shared the destitute surround- ings of pioneer life, and worked his way from abject poverty to wealth ; he learned the blacksmith trade in Pennsylvania, when 22 years of age, and the old stone shop in which he took his first lessons, in Loudonville, Penn., is yet standing; he moved to Fredericktown three years after settling here, and worked at his trade three years, then to his farm again. He was married to Elizabeth Study March 22, 1814; she was born in the county he was; children — John, born Dec. 11, 1816, now is the father of twenty-two children ; Mar- garet, Feb. 28, 1818; Elizabeth, born Feb. 29, 1820, died Sept. 4, 1851; Susan, born May 30, 1822— she

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