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��BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

��Margiiret Ann Peters, who was born in New Jersey Jan.

0, 1814, and who came to Mansfield in 1828; they had the following family: Electa, born March 29, 1835; ( harles, Dec. 3, 1836; John, June 14, 1841 ; William, Dec. 7, 1843; Daniel, Sept. 3, 1846, and Jacob, Aug. 5, 1849. Charles Wallace enlisted as a private in the late war in Co. A, 4^»th 0. V. 1., and died of a wound re- ceived at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain June 22, 1864 ; at the time of his death, he was First Lieutenant. William Wallace enlisted in Co. G, 15th 0. V. I., under Col. Dickey and Capt. Dawson ; he died from the effects of a wound received at the battle of Chickamauga Oct.

1, 1863; they were both buried at the Chattanooga Cemetery. Electa Wallace was married to Franklin Lautz; Elizabeth married John D. Bell; John Wallace married Amanda Bell ; Daniel Wallace married Lucy Johnson; he enlisted at Findlay, Ohio, May 20, 1864, in Co. I, 16l8t 0. N. G., and was honorably discharged Sept. 2, 1864, by reason of expiration of term of serv- ice'. Mr. Washington G. Wallace died July 21, 1852, on his home farm in this township.

WIGLE, J. H., farmer; he was born in February, 1820, in Brownsville, Fayette Co., Penn.; he came to New Lisbon, Columbiana Co., Ohio, and remained there eight years ; came to Mansfield in 1844 ; entered into partnership with Mr. Endley, which continued till 1857 -, he then engaged in the paymaster's depart- ment, in the army, for five yeai's ; he was in the theater at Washington City, and witnessed theassassin- alion of Abrahaai Lincoln ; he returned to Mansfield after the war, and engaged in Aultman & Taylor's ma- chine-shops, remained till 1875, then resumed the dry- goods business and continued till June, 1879, and then moved on a farm adjoining the city of Mansfield. He was married, April 9, 1851, to Margaret A. Rowland; she was a daughter of Robert Rowland, and was born in Washington Co., Penn., Dec. 15,1824; they have the foRovt'ing children : Mary L., born Aug. 3, 1852 ; Fred B., in June, 1854 ; Anne Margaret, Aug. 3, 1856 ; Fr.nk Hammer, May 19, 1858 ; John Henry, Jan. 26, 1860; Sally. M., July 17, 1861 ; Kate Saxton, Feb. 9, 1865.

WISE, HENRY, farraer ; P. 0. Mansfield ; he was born Nov. 18, 1819, in Cumberland Co., Penn.; he carae to Mansfield Nov. 20, 1825. He was married to

��Mary M. Bosley March 9, 1843 ; she was born May 27, 1828, in Allegheny Co., Penn.; they had eight children -;-Isaac, born Jan. 21, 1849 (now resides in Ft. Wayne, Ind.); William, Sept. 3, 1851 (now engaged in black- smithing near his father's residence); Franklia P., Sept. 18, 1856; Frederick H., Feb. 13, 1859 ; Samuel W., June 19, 1867; Martin L., Oct. 29, 1869; Magda- lena, Sept. 4, 1852 ; Sarah Catherine, Oct. 2, 1865. Mr. Wise has been engaged in farming for a number of years, and is a model farmer. He has been a member of the Lutheran Church for twenty years.

WISE, E. M., farmer; P.O. Mansfield; he was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., March 16, 1833; he came to Richland Co. in 1836. He was married, in 1866, to Mary A. Hall, who was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., July 17, 1S34; they have two children — U. G. Wise, born Nov. 7, 1867 ; Laura Belle, March 4, 1873. Mr. Wise went to California in 1860, and re- mained there five years ; he then returned to Richland Co., and purchased the farm on which he now resides ; it is located three and one-half miles north of Mans- field.

WOHLFORT, GEORGE, farmer; P. 0. Lyons, Rice Co., Kan.; he was born in Wayne Co. Oct. 31, 1834. He was married, in 1855, to Albina Morrison, who was born in Worthington Township May 18, 1833 ; they have seven children — Ardella E., born April 9, 1859 Avilla F., Oct. 28, 1862; Sarah C, June 23, 1864 Alma A., June 20,1866; Morrison, Oct. 17, 1868 Djr Orpha, June 6, 1871; Harry, March 3, 1875. Mr. Wohlfort has been a citizen of Richland Co. for a number of years; he has sold his farm here and pur- chased land in Kansas ; he will be missed in this town- ship.

YOUNG, JOHN C, farmer; P. 0. Mansfield; he was born in Monroe Township in 1834. He was mar- ried, in 1859, to Margaret King, who was bora Nov. 13, 1839; they have two children — Byron L., born May 13, 1860, and Anna, born June 14, 1864. Mr. Young has been engaged in farming some years in this towQship.

YOUNG, R. G, farmer ; P. 0. Mansfield ; he was born in Monroe Township June 9, 1845. He was married, in 1879, to Catherine Ross, who was born in 1856. Mr. Young is engaged in farming.

��MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP.

��ABY, ISAAC, farmer ; P. 0. Mansfield ; he was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in 1821 ; came to Ohio in 1826. Married in 18'j4, to Sarah Clugston, who was born in Franklin Township, Penn., in 1885 ; they have two children — James B., born in 1857; May, in 1860. J. Byron was married in 1879 to Anna E. Keffer, who was born in Mansfield in January, 1859.

AIMSBAUGH, G. RILEY, farmer; P. 0. Mansfield; he was born in Mifllin Township June 24, 1848. Mai-- ried, Sept. 19, 1871, to Anna M. Mentzer, who was born in Franklin Co., Penn., Dec. 28, 1851; she came, with her parents, to Ohio when young ; they have the

��following family: Bertha M., born Miy 3, 1872 ; Odessa B., Dec. 15, 1873: infant child, June 25, 1876, died Oct. 11, 1876.

AU, JACOB, farmer; P. 0. Mansfield; he was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., Jan. 8, 1819; came to Ohio in 1855. He was married in 1847, to Margaret A. Hoch, who was born Dec. 8, 1826, in Cumberland Co., Penn.; they had the following family : Zachariah Tay- lor, born March 7, 1848; Melissa Jane, April 3, 1850 ; Mary Ann, July 28, 1852; Henry George (deceased), Sept. 8, 1854; Marinda Z. (deceased), Dec. 9, 1856 ; WiUard Sherman, May 29, 1859 ; Marietta C, May 30,

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