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��Association in this country ; he officiated for some years in the capacity of a local preacher ; he died Oct. 29, 1871 ; he left a widow, 12 children, 80 grand- children, 124 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great- grandchildren ; he was aged 86 years 8 months and 15 days; his widow died in June, 1873, aged 88 years 9 months and 2 days. John B. Rinehart, father of I. S. Rinehart, was born in York Co., Penn., June 2, 1813; he was married to Miss Mary Stump, eldest daughter of Adam and Rebecca Stump, of his native county, in the fall of 1834 ; Miss Stump was born in York Co., Penn., Aug. 13, 1812. JNIr. Rinehart and wife came to Ohio, in company with his father-in-law and family, in the spring of 1830 ; they settled in Columbiana Co., where they remained till the fall of 1838, when they removed to Richland Co., and settled near Woodbury, where they continued to reside for several years ; they subse- quently removed to Knox Co., where they lived a few years ; about the year 1864, they removed to Worth- ington Township, in this county. He and his brother, C. B. Rinehart, purchased the Rock Point Mills, near Newville, which they ran with very good success many years ; they subsequently purchased about 60 acres of land adjoining this mill property ; in the fall of 1874, J. B. Rinehart sold the mill property and removed to Ada, Hardin Co., Ohio, and purchased an interest in a steam-mill at that place ; he here met with reverses of fortune, which nearly stripped him of all he had ac- quired by many years of toil ; he continued to reside in Ada till the day of his death, Aug. 13, 1879. Mr. Rinehart was a man of strong constitution and iron nerve ; few men of his day could compete with him in feats of strength ; he was a kind, social and obliging man. His widow still resides in Ada, and is much esteemed by all who know her for her many virtues ; she has been an active Christian for many years. Adam Stump, the father of Mrs. J. B. Rinehart, was born in York Co., Penn., Sept. 15, 1786; he was mar- ried, Dec. 24, 1811, to Miss Rebecca, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Castelow ; her father was a native of Ireland, and her mother was a German by birth ; her mother's maiden name was Baker; Mr. Stump re- moved to Ohio, as hereinbefore stated ; he was a miller by occupation ; he resided in this county many years prior to his death ; he and his good wife were zealous members of the Lutheran Church ; she was a member of this branch of the Christian Church about sixty and he about twenty-six years ; he died March 4, 1872 ; she died Sept. 1, 1879 ; they lie side by side in the St. Johns Cemetery ; they lived to see descendants of the third generation ; he died at the age of 85 years 5 months and 19 days ; she was aged 86 years 2 months and 15 days. J. B. and Mary Rinehart were the parents of ten children, five sons and five daughters ; five of these are dead, two sons and three daughters — one is buried at Millwood, in Knox Co. ; three at Frederick, in the same county, and one at Woodbury, in Morrow Co. ; the names of the living are Eliza, Israel S., Law- son, Persa and jMelvin, all of whom are married and have families. I. S. Rinehart was born in a mill at Ankney- town, Knox Co., Ohio, Sept. 1, 1838 ; his father was attending this mill at the time, and, there being no dwelling convenient, the family lived in a part of the mill ; it can be said of him, that he was born and raised

��in a mill. As soon as he was old enough to be of any service, his father taught him the trade, and he has fol- lowed that business from that day to this. He has the reputation of being a very good miller. He was united in marriage to Miss Louisa, daughter of Solomon and

Painter, then of Woodbury, now of Newville. Miss

Painter was born in Columbiana Co. Oct. 30, 1839 ; her mother is a daughter of Fredrick and Nancy Shenfield ; Mr. and Mrs. Senfield were both Penn- sylvanians by birth, and were of Irish and German descent. Solomon Painter is a son of Adam and Mary Painter; his parents were of German descent, but natives of Pennsylvania ; he is also a Pennsyl- vanian by birth, but has lived in Ohio the greater part of his life. He is a physician by profession ; he was a soldier in the war of the rebellion. By his first marriage, Mr. Rinehart had two children, both daugh- ters, and named Lauretta and Myrtle. Their mother died Dec. 15, 1866, and was buried in the St. Johns Cemetery in Monroe Township. I. S. Rinehart resided in Newville and in other parts of this county for several years. He was married to Miss Margaret A., second daughter of John and Harriet Cole, April 10, 1868. The ceremony was performed by John Wigton, Esq., of Newville, Ohio. Miss Cole was born in August, 1843 ; her father was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn.; he was of German descent ; was twice married ; the name of his first wife was Harriet Clark ; she was of English descent. By this marriage he had four children, one son and three daughters — William Henry, Mary Eliza- beth, Margaret Ann and Nancy Mariah. Nancy M. died when about 4 years old, and was buried at Bryan, Williams Co., Ohio ; the others are married and have families. Their mother died about the year 1852, and was buried at Bryan, Ohio. His second wife was the widow of Mr. Williamson Lowry, of Monroe Township ; her maiden name was AVilliams ; she was the youngest daughter of Jacob and Mary Williams, a pioneer family of Monroe Township ; by this marriage he had four children — Harriet Irena, Sarah Lauretta, Nancy Olive and Allura Mabel ; Harriet Irena died young. Mr. Cole died in August, 1874, and is buried at Ada, Ohio. By his second wife, Mr. Rinehart has three children — Kitty Mabel, John Cloud and an infant son.

SCHRACK, DAVID (deceased); was born in Center Co., Penn.; was of Scotch-English descent, anda farmer by occupation. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Mogle ; she was of German descent. Mr. Schrack re- moved to Richland Co. in 1819. He purchased of Thomas Pope a quarter-section of land in the southeast part of Monroe Township, and moved thereon with his family. He subsequently entered the quarter-section adjoining his first purchase on the north ; on the Pope farm there were about 4 acres cleared and a rude cabin built thereon. Mr. Schrack and family lived in this cabin till they were able to put up a more comfortable and commodious house. His farm was covered with a dense and heavy growth of timber, and required a vast amount of hard labor to prepare his lands for cultiva- tion, and, though the soil was rich and productive, his grounds were stony and hilly ; but by hard labor and per- severance on the part of himself and sons these difii- culties were all overcome. Mr. Schrack lived to see ^

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