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��MONROE TOWNSHIP.

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��Beaver Co., Penn. Her father was born in Ireland, and emigrated to the eastern part of Pennsylvania, with his parents, when he was young. Was married to Rachel McDanel about the year 1803; moved to Beaver Co. in 1806, where he spent the remainder of his days ; he died Oct. 23, 1832, aged 65 years. Rachel McDanel was born near Wilmington, Penn., July 6, 1873 ; was married to Samuel Mecklem as before stated; they were the parents of twelve children, eight sons and four daughters. Mr. Mecklem was a member of the Presbyterian Church, but his wife was a Bap- tist; she died Aug. 13, 1847, aged 64 years. Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe are the parents of four children, three sons and one daughter ; their daughter died at the age of 5 years and 7 months, and was buried near Lucas. Charles C, their eldest son, was born Aug. 26, 1847 ; graduated at Amherst College in the year 1876 ; united with the Baptist Church at Perrysville, at the age of 19 ; went to Kansas in the winter of 1878, purchased a farm, and is now engaged in farming. Norman M., their second son, was born July 6, 1849 ; he received a pretty thorough education ; attended the Wooster Uni-

��versity a year or more ; he then entered a law office ; was admitted to the bar, and is now practicing his pro- fession in the city of Mansfield. He was married to Jennie Leiter Sept. 22, 1877 ; became a member of the Presbyterian Church at Wooster, at the age of 2-5. Loram L., their youngest son, was born March 23, 1851 ; became a member of the Baptist Church at Per- ryville, at the age of 17 ; was married to Miss Mattie L. Baughman Sept. 27, 1875; purchased a portion of the old homestead in 1876, which he is now engaged in cultivating. Joseph Wolfe united with the Baptist Church at Newville July 3, 1829, and remained an active and consistent member of this branch of the church as long as he lived ; he died Jan. 28, 1875, and was buried in the Odd Fellows' Cemetery at Lucas. Mrs. Wolfe became a member of the Baptist Church at the age of 20, and has been a member in good stand- ing in that church up to the present time ; they were both ever ready to contribute of their means for the support of the Gospel, and for the relief of the indi- gent and distressed. Mrs. Wolfe still resides on the old homestead.

��PERRY TOWNSHIP.

��ALGIRE, JACOB (deceased). He was born in Bed- ford Co., Penn., July 15, 1799; he came to Ohio and settled in Perry Township in 1827 ; he located on a part of Sec. 22, and lived on it till death. His com- panion, Mary McFerren, was born March 1, 1802; they were married May 10, 1827 ; children — John, was born in 1823 ; Catharine, Aug. 26, 1825 ; Barbara, March 7, 1828; William, Jan. 30, 1831 ; Mary, Nov. 6, 1833; Samuel, Sept. 7, 1836; Almira, April 27, 1839; Henrv F., March 20, 1842: Jacob, March 25, 1848. The father died July 7, 1874 ; mother, Sept. 27, 1865. Henry H. went to the army in the 102d 0. V. I., and died with disease in Clarksville, Tenn., -Jan. 4, 1868. .Jacob Algire, Jr., now resides on the old farm; he commenced to lay brick in 1871 and made it his occupa- tion for seven years. He was married. May 25, 1878, to Clara Reese Qrowden ; she was born Oct. 20, 1857, and was a daughter of Thomas L. Growden and Rebecca (Simmons) Growden ; she was born in Bedford Co., Penn.; her folks came to Perry Township in 1866. Father Algire filled the office of Township Trustee several terms ; and he and his wife were members of the Lutheran Church.

BOWERS, ISAAC, was brought up a farmer; at an early age, he came with his parents to Jefferson Town- ship, Richland Co., who first settled on a part of Sec. 5; he was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., April 26, 1825, and, on April 18, 1848, was married to Sarah Bowman, who was born May 4, 1824. They lived north of Bellville about two years, north of Lexingtoh a year, on the old homestead, and, in 1867, he moved on a part of Sec. 12, Perry Township, where he has since remained ; soon after moving last, he commenced to operate a saw-mill ; he ran it several years, and then took a partial interest in a steam saw-mill. Chil-

��dren—David S., was born Feb. 13, 1849; Mary E.' Aug. 25, 1850; Catharine, Feb. 24, 1852; Amelia J.' April 26, 1854 ; Albert A., Feb. 13, 1856 ; Sarah E.' July 10, 1858 ; Laura E., Sept. 15, 1860; Huldah, Decj 10, 1862 ; Ruthie, .Jan. 14, 1865 ; Margaret H., Apri 23, 1867; Dora Alice, Sept. 9, 1868; deaths— Laura E., July 14, 1862; Mary, July 21, 1862; Sarah, July 28, 1862; David, July 28, 1862; Catharine, Aug. 27, 1862 ; Mirgaret, April 9, 1873 ; the four children who departed in one month died of diphtheria. Mrs. Bowers came to Ohio with her brother and sister. Mr. Bowers was a charter member of the Richland Grange, and its Master in 1879.

BUCKINGHAM, DAVID, farmer and carpenter, and a partner in the drug store of R. Buckingham & Co., of Bellville ; he was born in Baltimore Co., Md., Nov. 28, 1823, and came with his parents to Perry Township in the year 1832, and ihe next year moved on a part of Sec. 3, where he yet lives ; he commenced the carpen- ter trade in the fall of 1840, and worked at it more or less till 1852. On the 29th of March, 1846, assumed conjugal relations with Eliza Broadbeck, who was born in York Co., Penn., in July, 1827, and came to Richland Co. with her uncle, John Shaucks. Their eldest child, Manerva, was born Dec. 28, 1846; Rezin, Oct. 3, 1848 : Almira, Feb. 2, 1851; Silas, Dec. 20, 1853; John Ben- jamin, Aug. 1, 1858; Curtis Monroe, April 7, 1864. Mr. Buckingham and wife united with the Baptist Church in 1860, and are prominent members.

CORNWALL, CHARLES, farmer ; he was born about two miles north of Mansfield, and was brought up on a farm. After marriage, he lived a short distance south of Mansfield ; after remaining there one year, he moved to West Perry Township, where he lived a year ; he next resided in Jefferson Township five years, at the

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