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��BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

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��ANDREWS, JAMES (deceased); he was born near Cannonsburg, Penn., Feb. 6, 1796; his father, Col. John Andrews, commanded a regiment of Ohio militia in the war of 1812 ; among the engagements he partic- ipated in was the battle of Fort Meigs. .James An- drews was married to Miss Levina Carrick Feb. 11, 1822; she was born near Gettysburg, Adams Co., Penn., Jan. 19, 1797 ; her parents removed to Harri- son Co., Ohio, about the year 1806. James Andrews and wife removed to Richland Co. in the spring of 1828 ; he purchased a quarter-section of land in Mon- roe Township, which is now owned by his son Samuel. James and Levina Andrews are the parents of seven children, six sons and one daughter ; .John G., the eld- est child, was born in Jeiferson Co. Jan. 29, 1823 ; James C, their second son, was born Aug. 4, 182-5 ; he and his younger brothers and sister were born in Mon- roe Township; William R., their third son, was born Oct. 18, 1828 ; Mary Jane was born May 26, 1831 ; David, their fourth son, was born .June 18, 1833 ; Joseph, their fifth son, was born May 21, 1838 ; Sam- uel, their youngest son, was born July 29, 1840. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews were consistent members of the United Presbyterian Church many years. He was of a kind and generous disposition. Mr. Andrews depart- ed this life Nov. 18, 1850; his disease was cancer on the breast ; he had it removed when it had attained to several pounds in weight, but this did not suffice to save his life ; after enduring for many days agony the most intense and suffering the most intolerable, he was finally relieved by death ; he was buried in the Pine Run graveyard. .John, their eldest son, married Rebecca White ; James, Rebecca Paxton ; AVilliam, Elizabeth StaufFer; Mary Jane, Daniel McFarland; Joseph, Ella Simpkins. .James and Mary Jane reside in Kosciusko Co., Ind.; .John in lowana Co., Mich., and Joseph in Pawnee Co., Kan. .Joseph Andrews enlisted in Co. C, 64th 0. V. I., in September, 1861, and served his country faithfully during the war of the rebellion ; he participated in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Franklin, Tenn., and many other minor engagements ; he was a brave and intrepid soldier. David Andrews enlisted in Co. B, 120th 0. V. I.; he died of disease contracted in the service at Milliken's Bend, near Vicksburg, May 5, 1863. Samuel Andrews enlisted in November, 1861, in the 6th Ohio Battery ; he served fourteen months, when he was honorably discharged from the service on account of general disability. Samuel Andrews was married to Miss Amanda C. Wiles June 9, 1864 ; he brought his wife home to his mother's house, where they continued to reside, caring and providing for his aged parent during her declining years, and cultivating a portion of the old homestead ; at her decease, he became the owner of this farm by purchase, where he still continues to reside ; this is one of the best upland farms in the township ; it is well watered, well tim- bered, and well adapted to the raising of all kinds of

��grain and grasses. Samuel Andrews and wife are the parents of seven children, four sons and three daugh- ters — Harmon, Cary S., Minnie E., Alta T., Levina C. and Samuel L.; one died in infancy ; Harmon is buried in the St. John's Cemetery. Mr. Andrews and wife have been active members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church for many years, and are much respected for their many virtues.

APPLEGATE, JOHN. His parents were born in Washington Co., Penn., and emigrated to Richland Co. in ihe year 1820 ;' they located in Monroe Township and entered the farm that Mr. Applegate now lives on, and his father resided there until his death, which occurred Feb. 15, 1878 ; they had a family of eleven children. John Applegate was born Feb. 10, 1843 ; in getting an education, he went to district school until he was 14 years old, when he went to a select school in Lucas, taught by Dr. J. E. Strickler. He enlisted Oct. 15, 1861, in Co. E, 64th 0. V. I., and was in all the principal engagements the Army of the Cumberland participated in, and re-enlisted .Jan. 1, 1864, as a vet- eran, and served until the close of the war ; he was mustered out and honorably discharged Jan. 4, 1866, having faithfully served his country over four years ; after returning home, he rented his father's farm, and commenced farming in the spring of 1866. He was married to Miss H. C. Winters Feb. 11, 1868, and they have a family of three children — George W. and Stiles W., who are twins, and were born Jan. 10, 1869 ; Hat- ,tie E., born July 10, 1874. He moved into Ashland Co. April 3, 1869, and resided there until March 17, 1880, when he moved back to the old homestead (he having bought it the fall before), where he, together with his family, enjoys the many comforts of life, and the esteem of those around them. >

BARR, SAMUEL, farmer; P. 0. Lucas; was born in Bedford Co., Penn., May 25, 1823 ; he is the eldest son of David and Mary Barr; his mother's maiden name was Kaylor ; his parents were both of German descent ; they came to Ohio in the spring of 1830. David Barr left his family in Stark Co., during that summer, while he came to this county to hunt a loca- tion ; he purchased the southeast quarter of Sec. 5, in Monroe Township ; he removed his family to this township in the fiill of the same year, but, their farm being unimproved, they did not move thereon till the following spring ; in the mean time, they put up a house and removed a portion of the dense forest that encumbered their lands ; in the spring, they removed to their farm and went to work in earnest to improve and cultivate.it; by persevering industry on the part of all the members of ihe family who were old enough to labor, the wilderness disappeared and fruitful fields appeared in their stead. David and Mary Barr are the parents of seven children, three sons and four daughters ; tbey are named in Ihe order of their births, as follows : Samuel, Frederick, Nancy, Susan, Elizabeth, Ephraim and Mary. Ephraim died when

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