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��and paid $12,570 for the elegant farm of 229 acres on which he now resides in Sandusky Township. His im- provements on the farm have made it one of the best in the township, and he is acknowledged to be one of our most successful farmers. He was married April 6, 186.5, to Miss Amanda, daughter of the late John Root, who then lived on the farm adjoining the one now occu- pied by Mr. Baily. Mr. Root died Oct. 21, 1869.

BAKER, EMMAUS, farmer; P. 0. Corsica; was born on the farm where he now resides in Sandusky Township, on .Jan. 30, 1822; his father, Joseph Baker, was born in Vermont in 1789; removed to this county in 1820, and died in 1833. Emmaus and his brothers were among the pioneers who assisted in clearing up the forests, and converting the wilderness into fertile fields; he owns the old homestead, embracing 160 acres of well-improved land, and is well fixed for enjoying life. He was married in 1847 to Matilda, daughter of James Dunlap, of Morrow Co.; she died in 1862. On March 12, 1863, he was married to his present wife, Amanda, daughter of the late Daniel Logan.

BENNETT, MARCUS W., farmer; was born in Can- ada West on July 11, 1817, and came to this county in 1838, settled in the vicinity of Blooming Grove Village. Was married May 20, 1841, to Miss Mary Maranda, daughter of the late Tryan Harding, and has continued to reside in the same neighborhood ever since. Tryan Harding was one of the sons of Amos Harding, who removed from Susquehanna Co., Penn., to this county in 1819, and the family were among the pioneers who took an active part in clearing up the forest and making Richland Co. what it now is — one of the best agricul- tural counties in the State.

BOOKWALTER, JOHN, Jr. (deceased). He was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., Sept. 16, 1826 : came to Ohio in 1835. Was married Aug. 30, 1849, to Abi- gail M. Crothswaite, who was born March 24, 1823 ; they had the following family: Alexander, born July 6, 1850 ; Elvira, born May 26, 1852 ; John, born Dec. 12, 1853 ; Samuel T. and Washington S.. born Sept. 14, 1859; Leroy F., born Nov. 26, 1862; Eva May, born May 6, 1868. .John, Jr., died Sept. 17, 1872; Samuel T. died Oct. 2, 1855. John Bookwalter came to San- dusky Township in 1865; resided here till his death. Alexander is engaged in the study of law with James Colter; Elvira married Wm. Sherry; Mrs. Bookwalter resides with her children on the home farm in this township.

CASSEL,JOHN, P. 0. Crestline; was born in Frank- lin Co., Penn., Aug. 26, 1815, and removed to the vicinity of Ontario, in this county, in 1833, and from thence to the farm on which he now resides in San- dusky Township, in 1843 ; the improvements on his land at that time consisted of a cabin house, log barn, and about 15 acres partly cleared. He has since, by industry and perseverance, made it one of the best im- proved farms in the country, with an orchard of choice fruit, fine buildings, etc.; it is thought he raises the best horses and pigs in the county ; the old gentleman says he has all of this world's goods he needs, and feels thankful that God has blessed him and his family ; he

��has raised ten children, nine of whom are married and

doing well, and has twenty-three grandchildren.

CATON, ANDREW T., farmer; was born in Sandusky Township, this county, Oct. 17, 1844, and was married to Martha J., daughter of Philip Gorman, of the same township, on Dec. 25, 1865 ; Mr. Caton has resided all his life in this county, and for the last six years has been the only Justice of the Peace in Sandusky Town- ship, and one of the leading citizens of that part of the county.

COOK. SILAS, farmer ; P. 0. Gallon ; was born in Richland Co., on Feb. 19, 1821 ; his father, Hiram Cook, was the proprietor of Ontario, and owned con- siderable land around the village. In 1846, Silas be- came a volunteer in the war with Mexico, being a mem- ber of Co. A, commanded by Capt. McLaughlin, of Mansfield. At the close of the war, he returned to this county, and was married on .Tan. 2, 1848, to Miss Mary Ann, daughter of the late John H. Evans, of Ontario. He afterward owned, improved and sold one farm in Wyandot Co.; his father at Ontario, two in Crawford Co., and was six months in California ; he now owns and occupies 125 acres of excellent land, well improved, in Sandusky Township, where he is well fixed for living in comfort, having by his untiring energy succeeded in clearing up the forest and making it "blossom as the rose."

CRISPIN. STEPHEN, farmer: was born in Colum- biana Co., Ohio, on Dec. 24, 1818, and removed with his father, Silas Crispin, to the vicinity of his present residence in 1837. He was married in 1838, to Miss Lona, daughter of the late Levi Logan, who then lived on the farm now owned and occupied by Mr. Crispin in Sandusky Township ; Mr. Logan was one of the early settlers, and died in October, 1845, at the age of 75 years; Mr. Crispin's father was born in New Jersey, near Philadelphia in 1788 ; removed to Washington Co., Penn., in 1806, thence to Columbiana Co., Ohio, in 1815. His grandfather came from England with Wm. Penn in 1682; the family were among the early pioneers, who, by their energy and perseverance, aided their comrades in clearing up the forest and making the country the best land in the world.

FLOWERS, WILLIAM (deceased) ; he was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., Oct. 8, 1796 ; married Aug. 1, 1819, to Fanny Leiter, who was born in Perry Co., Penn., Nov. 14, 1800; they had the following family: Catherine, born May 12, 1820; Frances, .Jan. 23, 1822 ; Elizabeth, May 31, 1824 ; Susan, April 22, 1826 ; Sarah, , Feb. 20, 1828; Anna, March 15, 1829; John, Oct. 10, 1831 ; Mary, March 31, 1834 ; William, July 27, 1836 ; Barbara, Dec. 3, 1838 ; Samuel, Feb. 2, 1841 ; Jacob, Nov. 2, 1845 ; the following are deceased : William, died Sept. 29, 1878 ; Frances, Feb. 3, 1874 ; Catherine, March 18. 1821 : Elizabeth, July 9, 1825 ; Susan, 1871 ; Sarah, Sept. 29, 1874; Barbara,^ Nov. 29, 1879; Jacob was married Nov. 15, 1866, to Mary E. Helfrich, who was born Dec. 14. 1847, in Newcastle, Springfield Township ; they reside in Sandusky Township.

JOHNSON, TAYLOR, former; P. 0. Crestline; he was born in Madison Township, in 1843 ; married in

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