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��and three daughters — Charles, William, Andrew, Mary, Sophia and Lena, all living.

PIPER, WILLIAM, farmer and stock-raiser; P. 0. Mansfield; he was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., Dec. 9, 1811; came to this county in 1824. He was married to Martha C. Carr Dec. 20, 1836 ; she was born in Oct, 1818, in this county ; they have seven children, five sons and two daughters, viz., Hugh K., John, C, Joseph W., .Tames C, William W., Margaret J., and one who died at birth. Wil iam W. and James C. are both dead. Hugh K. was married to Hannah Ayreley in 1868 ; she was born in Franklin Co., Penn.; they have four children. John C. was married to Sarah Jackson in 1873 ; she was born in Morrow Co., Ohio ; they have two children. Margaret J. was mar- ried to Israel Fribler in 1878; he was born in Ashland Co., Ohio ; they have two children. Joseph W. was married to Sarah Gerhart in 1879. Martha C. Piper, the wife of William Piper, died Sept. 9, 1876, at the age of 61 ; she was a member of the Disciple Church for twenty-five years.

POLLOCK, THOMAS, farmer; P. 0. Barnes. Mr. Pollock was born in layette Co., Penn., in 1802; he left his native State in 1808, with his parents, and came to Columbiana Co., Ohio, the same year ; he remained in that county until 1817 ; that year, they came to this county ; he was 14 years old when they landed here ; his father had traded for a quarter-section of Virginia school lands, where he remained until 23 years old, with his parents, at which time his father gave him 80 acres of the Virginia school lands, and told him to go to work and do for himself ; at that time, he had a wife and one child ; the first start he made was to get Mr. Barnes to go with him and show him where to find his land, they started out in search and found it through the course of the day ; the first that Mr. Pollock did was to find a location for his cabin, which he did be- fore he returned back to his family ; the next day he went back to his land and took some help with him and commenced to cut the logs for his cabin, size 16x16; next day he got his neighbors together and raised his cabin, clapboard roof and ground floor : he moved into it and commenced house- keeping ; the first bedstead he slept on was two forks driven in the ground and poles laid across, upon which Mrs. Pollock made her first bed ; after the family was provided for, Mr. Pollock commenced to cut away the forest ; the first year he cleared land and raised corn and potatoes enough to keep his family; Mr. Pollock never got discouraged, but kept right on year after year and prospering all the time, and adding more land to his small farm until it has grown to more than 200 acres ; this has all been done through good management and strict attention to business ; he has placed himself and his children in good circumstances. Thomas Pollock was married to Miss Mary Morrell April 1, 1824 ; she was born in Hunt- ingdon Co., Penn., in 1801 ; she came to this county in 1821 ; they had twelve children, seven sons and five daughters, named William, .John, Joseph, Andre w, James, Laban, Thomas M., Elizabeth, Caroline, and Saman- tha, one of whom, Joseph, is dead. Caroline was mar- ried to Hiram Johnson in October 1845 ; they have five children ; they live in Logan Co., Ohio. William was married to Margaret Armstrong in 1849 ; they have

��eight children ; they live in this township. Elizabeth was married to Peter Strausbaugh in 1849 ; they have three children. John was married to Jane C. Vandorn in 1850; they reside in California. Andrew was married to Catharine McFarland in 1858 ; they have three children and reside in Mount Gilead, Mor- row Co. Laban was married to Elizabeth McCready in 1863, they have three children. Samantha was married to David McCready in 1868 ; they have three children. Milton was married to Louisa Lawrence in 1872; they have four children. Joseph was married to Martha Janer in 1S62 ; they had two children ; their parents are both dead and the children are taken care of by their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Pollock have raised a large family to good habits and all are mar- ried and doing well ; Mr. Pollock's father was a regu- lar soldier in the war of 1812 ; he was in Gen. Beall's command at the time he was on his march to the West, he went as far as " Camp Council," where they met Gen. Harrison, and heard the address to the soldiers regarding their meeting.

PULVER, ISAAC, carpenter and joiner, P. 0. Barnes. Mr. Pulver was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., in 1801 ; and remained with his parents until he was 19 years old, when he was apprenticed to his trade ; he served three years. At the age of 25 years, he was married to Balinda Brown, May 1, 1826 ; she was born Oct. 27, 1801, in New York ; they had one son, James M. Pulver; he was married to Jane Alexander ; they have six children. Mr. Pulver came to this coun- ty Oct. 24, 1826 ; Mr. Pulver's first wife died July 19, 1834, at the age of 45 years ; Mr. Pulver remained a widower till the year 1840, when he was married to his second wife, Hannah Armstrong, April 27, 1840 ; she was born in this township April 21, 1819; they have eleven children, eight sons and three daughters — James M., Isaac L., Simon C, Louis K., Alfred B., Aaron A., Charley E., Wilard A., Sarah E., Margaret J. and Olive E. James M. Pulver was married to Mary E. Hunter; they have five children; they reside in Illinois. Isaac L. Pulver was married to Sarah E. Lutz ; they have four children ; they reside in Iowa. Sarah E. Pulver was married to David Banks ; they have seven sons ; they reside in this township. Simon C. Pulver was married to Mary C. McFarland ; they have one child. Alfred B. Pulver was married to Catharine Marks ; they have one child. Margaret J. Pulver was married to George Bott ; they have no children.

RITCHIE, JOSEPH J., farmer, stock-raiser and pres- ent Justice of the Peace of this township ; P. 0. BelL ville ; he was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., Oct. 22, 1817 ; came to this county in March, 1833. Was mar- ried to Margaret A. Patterson Nov. 19, 1857 ; she was born in this county Jan. 27, 1837 ; they have eight children, six sons and two daughters, viz., Charles, William F., Joseph H., Linn A. (deceased), Henry, Thomas, Elizabeth C, and Maria; seven children are living, and all single.

RODOCKER, JOHN, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. ( ' Lexington ; he was born in Stark Co. Aug. 25, 1815 : came to this county in March, 1854. He was marrie<l to Christeen Hoverstock June 14, 1840 ; she was born in Hagerstown, Md., March 12, 1820 ; they have twelve children, three sons and nine daughters, viz., William

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