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��boin July 25, 1875 ; Edgar Lloyd, March 21, 1877, and Orlan Anibreg, June 21. 1879. Mr. Everts is a teacher and farmer by occupation ; he has taught eighty-four months of school ; twenty months of this time he taught in Bellville: he taught eight montlis in Williams and Fulton Cos. ; the remainder of the time he taught in Richland Co.; as a teacher, he has met with very good success.

FHKGUE.StJN, JOHN, farmer; P. 0. Newville. John Eergueson was born in the State of Pennsylvania, in Cumberland Co., in 1807 or 1808 ; his father, William Fergueson, was a farmer, to which occupation his son .John was placed as soon as he was large enough. William Fergueson was married to Jane Wilson ; they became the parents of nine children ; in the year 1815, he removed with his family to Worthington Township, where he entered a large tract of land, one- half mile north of Newville ; he devoted the remainder of his life to the clearing and improvement of his land ; he, his wife and his wife's father all died here and were buried in the .Schrack Graveyard. John Fer- gueson was married to Asenath ^lorrell ; she became the mother of three daughters and six sons ; Lavina, Myra, William, Isaac and Irvin are now living ; George Hiram, Leonard and Jemima are dead. Mr. John Fergueson owns the old homestead of 220 acres, which he has improved; his son Isaac does the farming, principally, although he is a remarkably well-preserved man, considering his age ; his wife died Nov. 4, 1876, at the age of 67 ; two of his daughters remain with him, and their care and attention, coupled with tlie consid- erate and respectful attention of his sons, tend to make the declining vears of his life more pleasant.

GLADDEN,' SOLOMON (deceased). Solomon Glad- den was born in Washington Co., Penn., A. D. 1792; when he was 4 years old, his parents removed to Jefferson Cii., Ohio; they settled ten miles we^t of Steubenville. But little can be gathered concerning his boyhood. He served his country in the war of 1812; he enlisted as private in Capt. Aban's company of Ohio Militia, and w;is advanced to the position of Ensign. His company was ordered to rendezvous at Cleveland, where they met other companies and were organized and equipped for service. Their camp was near where the Union Depot now stands ; Cleveland at that early day was a small village, composed of a few scattered and inferior houses. One month was spent here in making the nec- essary arrangements. The troops were then ordered on board sail vessels, and sailed to Detroit; they spent some time at Fort Gratiot ; they were then ordered to march by land to Lake Superior. During this march an incident occurred that may be worthy of note : Mr. Gladden showed symptoms of an attack of the measles. Having a stream to cross, a sturdy Dutchman belong- ing to the company proposed that, in consideration of a pint of whisky, he would carry Ensign Gladden across the stream. The proposition being accepted, the En- sign got aboard the Dutchman, and the unwieldy craft started for the opposite shore ; when near the middle of thestream, the Dutchman capsized, plunging his precious cargo headlong into the chilling flood. The Ensign no doubt thought his time had come; that a cold bath at this stage of his disease must necessarily prove fatal. He got to the shore as best he could; the army soon

��went into camp ; the boys built a rousing fire ; the En- sign drank a half-pint of whisky, which, at that day, was considered an infallible remedy for nearly all the diseases that flesh is heir to ; he then wrapped himself in his blanket and laid down on a bed of pine boughs. In a few hours the measles broke out hopefully, and by the time the forces were ready to resume the march, he was ready for duty. At Fort Sarnia they went on board of transports, destined for Mackinaw Islands. Their intentions were to drive the British and Indians from their strongholds in this quarter. Their regiment was commanded by Col. Crogan, a brave and gallant officer. They engaged the enemy on the 10th of Au- gust, 1815 ; during this engagement Capt. Aban was disabled, and the command of the company devolved upon Ensign Gladden. He was but a boy at this time, yet his comrades have asserted that he displayed great skill and bravery in the management of his company. During the engagement, the infantry was ordered to lie down, while the artillery played on the stone wall, behind which the enemy was intrenched. All obeyed ex- cept Ensign Gladden, who continued erect, marching back and forth in front of his men, speaking words of cheer and encouragement. While thus engaged, he discovered one of the boys busily engaged in delving in the earth. Upon being asked what he was doing, " py sure," says he, '-I'm only getting a few bedaties for tiners." An- other poor fellow was crying, "Oh, Lord," at every boom of the enemy's guns. The Ensign told him to stop his bellowing or he would thrust his sword through him. This effectually silenced the timid soldiers. En- sign Gladden remained with his company, fearlessly dis- charging all the duties assigned to him, till the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged from the service, and returned to his home and friends. In after years, he loved to recount to his listening children and grandchildren, the incidents and adventures he wit- nessed during his military career.

In the spring of 1818, he came to this county and entered the northeast quarter of Sec. 23, in Monroe Township ; he subsequently bought the southeast .quar- ter of the same section from his brother William, who had inherited it from their father. When he came to the county, the nearest mill was at Fredericktowu ; he was compelled to wend his way through the woods to get his grinding done, there being no roads at that early day ; the nearest point where salt could be obtained was Zanesville. Gladden's neighbors, on one occasion, proposed to work his corn during his absence, if he would take his ox team and drive to Zanesville for salt. His route lay through the woods, the most of the way ; it took him about two weeks to make the round trip.

Solomon Gladden was married, A. D. 1816, to Miss Mary Harlin ; she and their infant son died A. D. 1818, and were buried at Perryville, in this county, at which time there were but few graves in this now densely populated city of the dead. On the 6th of June, 1820. Mr. Gladden was united in marriage to Miss Rachel Young ; the ceremony was performed by Jonathan Coulter, of Perryville ; by this marriage he had nine children, five sons and four daughters, viz.; Joseph, Kasselas Young, Esther H., Ursula, Madison A., Love- zila L., Mai-y J., Lovezenski and William F. Lovezenski died, at the age of 17 years, of typhoid fever ; Madison

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