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��to this county in 1825, and settled in Franklin Township , about one mile south of Shenandoah ; her father, \Viiliam Foulks is of German descent; he came from Germany with his parents when small, and settled in Beaver Co., I'enn. Mrs. S. was married to Samuel Stevenson, in the spring of 1835. He died in 18G4 ; after their marriage, they settled on the present farm in VVeller Township ; Mrs Stevenson has raised eleven children ; she had two sons, Levi and William, who served in the rebel- lion in the 163d 0. H. G ; her father, William Foulks, served in the war of 1812 as Captain under Gen. Beall.

URICH, JOHN, farmer ; P. 0. Shenandoah ; he was born in Dauphin Co., Penn ; in 1831, he removed with his parents to this county and settled inFranklin Township ; he remained at home until 1848, when he married and settled on his present fiirm. His farm comprises about 425 acres, and is admirably arranged in every particu- lar : there are no better fences in the county than are on his farm, and everything about him is in perfect trim. He keeps the best of stock, believing that it is far better to pay a big price for something good thau to be bur- doned with an inferior grade ; his buildings' are neat, commodious and arranged with a view to convenience. He is a close observer of the times in which he lives, and always profits by any suggestion of value, whether it be social, educational or agricultural. Above all, he exercises special diligence in the proper education of his family in its broadest sense ; he is, in fact, the living ideal of a true American farmer.

WARD. CHRISTIAN, farmer; P. 0. Olivesburg ; he was born in Lancester Co., Penn., in 1818; he lived at home on the farm until 1849, when he was married, and in the same year he came to this county to look after some land that his father had entered some time before in Weller Township ; he leased it out for a few years, and then moved on it and went to farming, him- self ; ^Ir. Ward has been honored with the office of Justice of the Peace nine years, and Infirmary Director and other minor offices in the township ; he has, by his industry and strict attention to business, put him- self in such a position that he can give each of his chil- dren a farm when they become of age. Mr. and Mrs. Ward have raised eight children, three of whom are dead ; he lost one son, Jacob, in the late war. He en- listed in Co. G, 15th 0. V. I., and was killed at the battle of Nashville, Tenn.

WARD, JOHN, farmer; P. 0. West Windsor; was born in England in 1816. His father, together with his family, came to this country in 1819, and located where Mr. Ward now lives ; his father, Mr. .Joseph Wjird, was the first school teacher, and taught the first

��school in this part of the township ; the first school- house was built of logs, in 1823, near Olivesburg ; the one built near West Windsor was built about 1826. There were a few settlements around, within a mile or two, when they came here, and very little improve- ments made in the shape of buildings and clearing up the farms. They now have a very fine farm and a pleasant home. Mr. Ward has always lived here, with the exception of one year that he lived in South Car- olina ; while there he, together with a brother, were engaged in staging and carrying the mails over the route from Washington City to New Orleans ; they run from Columbia, S. C, to Augusta, Ga. The manner and habits of the people there were not becoming to Mr. Ward's idea of living and thinking, and at the expira- tion of one year, he returned home, where he has since lived ; he has occupied several offices in the gift of the people, such as Township Trustee, which he held for several years, also Township Clerk, etc., and is one of the first men in the township. He was married in 1844, to Miss Mary N. Condon, of Mifflin Township. Her father was one of the first settlers of Springfield Township ; came in 1815 ; was SheriiF of the county at one time. Mr. and Mrs. Ward are highly respected citizens, and have a nice and intelligent family ; they have a steam saw-mill in connection with the farm, owned and operated by his sons, C. C. and C. P. Ward, which has been in successful operation over one year.

WOLFORD, DAVID, farmer ; P. 0. Mansfield ; he was born in 1825, and is a son of George and Esther Wolford,who emigrated from Dauphin Co., Penn., in the fall of 1829, to Mansfield, where they stayed about one week, when they bought and moved to the farm that David now lives on, in Weller Township ; Mr. Wolford is the third of a family of eight children. He remained at home until he was married, in the fall of 1849, to Leah M. Kohler, of Franklin Township, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Kohler ; after his marriage, he settled on the old homestead, where he still resides ; he is at present an Infirmary Director, and has held other minor offices in the township ; he is an indus- trious and thriving farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Wolford have seven children — Maria, A. F., Sarah E., Darius K., Allen H., Henry E. and William B.

ZIGLER, JAMES, farmer; P. 0. West Windsor; he was born in Franklin Co., Penn.; he came to this county in 1878 ; the same year he was married to Miss Rebecca Roberts, of this county. Mr. Zigler is now steadily engaged on his farm, which, in time, will fur- nish him a pleasant home, and surround him with the comforts and conveniences of life.

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