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��BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

��July 23, 1857 ; George, Nov. 21, 1862 ; Willie, Feb. 17, 1871 ; Nettie Maud, .July 7, 1874. Maria McKinley married Edward B. Childs ; they have two children — Willie, born Sept. 10, 1864 ; Nettie Louisa, May 3, 1872. Alexander McKinley was married to Dora Fair ; they have one child — Harry C, born Oct. 4, 1864. Julia McKinley married James Henry Boyden ; they have two children — Lizzie, born Feb. 12, 1870; Harry A., Jan. 27, 1872.

McQUILLIN, WILLIAM, farmer ; P. 0. Mansfield ; he was born in 1821, in Summit Co., Penn. Married, Feb. 26, 1846, Jane Mcllvaine, who was born Dec. 27, 1826, in Green Township, Ashland Co.; they have the following family : Sarah, born April 26, 1847 ; Robert A., June 15, 1849; Thomas M., April 28, 1858; Flora Jane, May 15, 1860; Ida Belle, Nov. 10, 1862 : Willis Howard, May 18, 1870. Sarah A. McQuillin was married to Louis Shoup Feb. 6, 1868 ; they have five children— Flora, born Oct. 31, 1869 ; Bertha, Oct. 31, 1871 ; Minnie, Aug. 26, 1873 ; Charlie, Sept. 2, 1875 ; Elzie, Sept. 8, 1877. Thomas McQuillin was married to Lillie Markwood, of Mansfield, Oct. 6, 1879. Will, iam McQuillin purchased the Joseph Simmons farm, which is one of the best improved farms in his town- ship ; the buildings are a model in every respect. Mr. McQuillin is a member of the Board of Education in this township ; this is his second term.

MACE, DAVID, farmer ; P. 0. Mansfield ; he was born in Luzerne Co., Penn., April 18, 1830; came to Ohio in 1858. He married Amanda E. Slepy, who was born in Luzerne Co. in 1836 ; they have nine chil- dren — Elvyra C. Lester, born June 14, 1859; Araminta, Nov. 14, 1860; Emma Jane, Feb. 5, 1863; Ida Agnes, Oct. 9, 1865; William Albert, April 5, 1868; Edith Alverda, July 23, 1870; Clara, Oct. 14, 1874; Walter, March 13, 1875; Barton, Feb. 20, 1879; Charles Edgar and Eugene Abananis died in Pennsylvania; Elvyra was married, Jan. 1, 1876, lo John Hagerman; they reside in Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio ; Araminta was married, Dec. 25, 1877, to William R. Jones; they reside in Mansfield.

MURPHY, JOHN F., farmer; he was born in Stark Co. Nov. 5, 1818 ; came to Richland Co. in 1825. Was married, April 8, 1844, to Miss Keith ; they had two children — Henry K.,born March 2, 1845, and John A., July 7, 1850; after the mother's death, he was married the second time to Anna Cline, in 1857 ; they have the following children : Mary Ellen, born in August, 1857; Charles E., May 17, 1859; Albert R., in March, 1861 ; Truman, in October, 1867; Lillie May, Nov. 13, 1871.

MUSCROFT, S. J.; P.O. Mansfield; author of the " Drummer Boy of Shiloh ; " he was born in Cincin- nati, Ohio, Jan. 19, 1838 ; his parents came from Shef- field, England; his father was a cutler by trade ; at the death of his parents, he was 4 years old, and was the sixth child of a family of seven. He was married to Mrs. E. Baker, daughter of John Hull, Sr., May 17, 1875; they have three daughters — Nellie Maria, Jessie Luelle and Georgia May. Mr. S. J. Muscroft is an old soldier, who served with credit in the Army of the West ; every one remembei's the beautiful story of the " Drummer Boy of Shiloh," so pathetically told in verse ; how the two little girls found the young body, stark and ghastly, upon the battle-field, and, in their

��innocent and childish way, prepared it with their own garments for the partial burial which their pigmy strength would admit. This afi"ecting story struck a sympathetic chord in the heart of Corporal Muscroft, and upon it he based the allegory which has delighted and amused tens of thousands of people in all sections of the couQtry. There are but few among all these tens of thousands of people who know that the men who have been mainly instrumental in the success of the play were soldiers, and that they are familiar with all the details of the scenes and incidents which the "Drummer Boy of Shiloh" presents. In the first place, Mr. Samuel J. Muscroft, the proprietor, is a native of Cincinnati ; he enlisted at Mansfield on Aug. 6, 1862, in the ]02d 0. V. I.,a member of Co. B; he served with credit through the campaign, which began with Gen. Kirby Smith's raid ; his command became a part of the Army of the Cumberland, under Gen. Rose- crans, at the battle of Bowling Green, Ky.; in the fall of 1863, he was on duty at the headquarters of Gen. Rousseau, and, being eager to join his comrades in the struggles which were imminent, he left the headquarters and proceeded to " the front" to join his regiment; but he was ordered to report back to Gen. Rousseau ; he was taken sick, and, with others, was at Athens, Ala.; on the morning of Sept. 23, 1863, Muscroft took the train to report to Gen. Rousseau, and, at 2 o'clock of the same day, Athens was surrendered by Col. Camp- bell to Gen. Forrest ; the boys in the hospital, under a hospital flag, were fired upon and many of them killed ; a few of the brigade from Decatur and the entire com- mand were captured at 4 o'clock, by Forrest, the Lieu- tenant Colonel and Major being killed ; the prisoners were taken to Tuscumbia, Ala., where the officers were paroled and the men forwarded to Cahawby, Miss. Here they remained as prisoners of war for nine months, after the expiration of which they were re- moved to Vicksburg and exchanged, all save a few who were blown up on the steamer Sultana. It was the order of Gen. Rousseau recalling Muscroft that kept him out of all this misery and danger. The engage- ments in which his command participated were Frank- fort, Ky., Clarksville (where Gen. Morgan's celebrated skirmish took place), Decatur, Athens, and at Nash- ville, at which place the men were taken out of the headquarters and put in the trenches. It will thus be seen that comrade Muscroft has seen some service.

NIMAN, WILLIAM G., former ; P. 0. Mansfield ; he was born in this township June 6, 1823. He was mar- ried in 1851, to Deborah Finch, who was born in Bel- mont Co.; they have one son, Gaylord, he was born Sept. 19, 1854 ; married to Etta 0. Hickcox, who was born in 1858, in Medina Co.; they have two children- Grace, who was born Sept. 29, 1877, and Arthur, who was born Jan. 2, 1879. Mr. Niman resides on the same farm on which he was born, and has resided all his life. His son Gaylord resides on the same farm.

NIMAN, ABEL, carpenter ; P. 0. Mansfield ; he was born in Madison Township June 21, 1815. Married in 1856, Barbara Cole, who was born in Pennsylvania Jan. 17, 1824 ; she came to Ohio at the age of 16 ; they had one child which died in infancy.

PAINTER, ANDREW (deceased) ; he was born in 1804 ; he came to Richland Co., Madison Township, in

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