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John H. the subject of this memoir, was born in Hudson City, N. J, on the 10th of July, 1847. Lived with his parents, spending his boyhood days in Hudson City, attending the city school till he was about 15 years old, thereby obtaining a good common-school education. Left home when he was in his 16th year, to fight the battles of life alone, traveling until he found himself in the State of Kansas, where he remained for about three years, following agricultural pursuits. He then went to Texas, where he engaged in the Government mail service, carrying the mail between Clarksville, Tex., and Washington, Ark., for a period of about fourteen months, after which he returned to Northern Kansas, but only remained there a short time, when he went to Wilson Co., remaining there about six months, after which he started for New Jersey, but changed his course, and went to Springfield, Ohio, where he remained for about one year, and in 1871 he came to Bradford, Darke Co., where he now resides; has followed plastering in Darke and Miami Counties for about four years. Was united in marriage with Miss Catharine Kendrick, in Winchester, Ind., on the 23d of February, 1873. She was born in Darke Co., on the 26th day of September, 1858; two children were given to this union, viz.: Lilly M., born September 30, 1874; Nora May, born October 30, 1876.

JACOB SENSEMAN, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Gettysburg. Daniel, the father of Jacob, was a native of Pennsylvania, born in Lancaster Co. in 1797 ; Mary, his wife, whose maiden name was Frey, is a native of the same place, born on the 5th of June 1806; they moved to Cumberland Co., Penn., in 1825, where he practiced medicine till his death, which occurred in 1835: Mary, his widow, is living at the present writing, and resides in Pennsylvania, being nearly 74 years old; they were the parents of six children, of whom four are living, viz., Reuben, Hiram, Jacob and Sarah A. Jacob, the subject of this sketch, is a native of Pennsyl vania, born in Cumberland Co. on the 22d of October, 1831; he spent his boyhood days in Mechanicsburg, Penn., where he obtained his preparatory education in the city schools, after which he entered the academy, receiving a good academic education, and at the age of 18 he commenced to teach school, which profession he followed for a period of about twenty-six years; he came to Ohio in the fall of 1857, locating in Miami Co., and engaged in teaching, remaining in the county four years, after which he removed to Darke Co., Adams Township, in 1861, where he has resided ever since; he owns 128 acres of land where he resides, and 180 acres in Cass Co., Ind., the whole valued at $18,480. He was united in marriage with Miss Catharine J. Thompson on the 25th of February, 1858; she is the daughter of Bonaparte and Justina Thompson born on the 5th of June, 1838; two children have been born to this union, viz: Henrietta C., born Nov. 26, 1858; William G., born March 2, 1873; Mr. Senseman has had his full share of township offices since his residence in the county; he served as Trustee of Adams Township four years, Supervisor two years, and Pike Superintendent one year; Mr. Senseman commenced life with about $365, and has by hard labor and good management, accumulated a considerable amount of property, in which he has been nobly assisted by his wife; they are members of the German Baptist Church.

HARMON R. STAHL, farmer; P. O. Horatio, Ohio. Jacob K., his father, was a native of Pennsylvania born in 1810; came to Ohio with his parents when he was quite small; he married Sarah Limber, who was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1818; they were the parents of nine children, of whom four are living at the present writing, viz., Davis J., Henry J., Ella, Harmon R. Mr. Stahl departed this life in 1861, Sarah, his wife in 1879. Harmon R., the subject of this sketch is a native of Ohio, born in Darke Co., on the 7th of April, 1844; lived with his parents till he was 23 years old, assisting his father in the cultivation of the soil during the summer, and attended the district school during the winter months, thereby obtaining a good common-school education, and on the 10th day of February, 1867, he celebrated his marriage with Miss Lucy Rudy, daughter of Isaac and Mary Rudy, who was a native of Ohio, born in Darke Co. in 1847. After his marriage, he rented a farm and

engaged in farming, and on the 9th of April, 1871, the messenger of death entered the household, removing Lucy, his wife, from earth to heaven. Two children were born to this union, viz., Luella and Adnah L. On the 12th of February, 1877, he celebrated his second marriage, with Estella F. Myers, daughter of Samuel K. and Frances B. Myers, who was born in Miami Co., on the 28th of March, 1858. One child has been born to them, viz., Harry Harmon, born on the 5th of May, 1879. Mr. Stahl now owns and resides on the old home farm. He has been troubled of late with bronchial affections. He has, by his hard labor, accumulated considerable amount of property, in which he has been nobly assisted by his good and amiable wife.

DANIEL SWADNER, farmer; P. O. Horatio; was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1820; was the son of Henry and Eleanor Swadner, who were born in Maryland; they had nine children, viz., Mary Jane, Daniel, Samuel, Sarah Ann, Elizabeth, Clarinda, Lavina, Charlotte and Henry; Eleanor's father was Jacob Suman. Mr. Swadner was married in 1859 to Margaret Bobo, born in 1822, daughter of John and Elizabeth Waltz, and was born in Montgomery Co.; her father, John, was born in Maryland, and her mother in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Swadner was a widow, being first married to John Bobo, by whom she had one child, viz., John L., who is now living. Mr. Bobo died in 1851, while crossing the Plains on his way to California. They are parents of two children, viz., Henry A. and Samuel F. Mr. Swadner moved to this county in 1869, upon the farm he now lives upon, consisting of 80 acres; when he came here, there were about 20 acres cleared; now he has 55 acres cleared and in good cultivation, and has put up all the buildings, having a good two-story frame house and good barn, and other buildings for convenience and comfort. Mr. Swadner is one of those who has had to make his own fortune, starting without capital, but by industry and diligence in business, has a good farm and a competency for comfortable living. Mr. Swadner is a member of the Reformed Church; has belonged to same some forty years; his wife belongs to the Lutheran, having joined them about forty years ago, also. Thus, while we here see one who has made a good record, in the work of acquiring property and the comforts of life, we also see a long service in the church, and their example will stand as a bright and shining light for their children's children for ages to come.

JOHN TILMAN, farmer and stock-raiser; Section 28; P. O. Greenville. The subject of this sketch is a native of Ohio, born in Preble Co. on the 16th of July, 1816; spent his boyhood days on his father's farm, receiving his education in the subscription schools in the unique schoolhouses so peculiar to those days. On the 26th of July, 1838, he celebrated his marriage with Thisby Snyder, who was a native of New Jersey, born on the 18th of May, 1817. In 1838, he moved to Darke County, locating in Neave Township, on a tract of land consisting of 160 acres which his father gave him, which, at that time, was a dense forest; he erected a log cabin, moved in and commenced the herculean task of clearing and opening up a farm, and in a few years the mighty forest had disappeared, and in place of the "little log cabin" a beautiful brick house now stands erected at a cost of $1,500, also a barn 40x60 feet erected at a cost of $800; he added 160 acres more, making in all 320 acres with 240 acres under a good state of cultivation. In 1869, he purchased his present place of residence, 156 acres, at a cost of $7,304 ; he has cleared about 40 acres since his residence here; he now owns 470 acres, 150 in Adams Township, and 320 in Neave, the whole valued at $36,000, all of which he has made by his hard labor, connected with correct business and temperate habits. In the spring of 1843, he lost his wife, after an illness of three years; twochildren were born to them, of whom one is living, viz., Anderson, born March 26, 1841. In 1846, he celebrated his second marriage with Margaret Daughterty, who was a native of Ohio, born on the 7th of September, 1818; four children were the result of this union, of whom three are living, viz. Nancy A., born April 21, 1848; Martha and Cellia (twins), born Dec. 5, 1850; Humphry D., born April 2, 1856; and on the 16th of March, 1879, the angel of death entered this peaceful

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family, removing Mr. Tilman from earth to heaven; she was a loving mother and a devoted wife. Mr. Tilman is not a church member, but knonw as an honest, upright man.

WILLIAM VOGT, merchant, Gettysburg, of the firm of Martin & Vogt, who have just received the largest and most complete stock of groceries ever brought to Gettysburg, also a complete stock of choice cigars and smoking tobacco, with a large variety of notions and hardware. William is a son of Henry Vogt, who is a native of Darke Co., Ohio, born on the 25th of February, 1857; he spent his boyhood days in Gettysburg, where he received a good common-school education; at the age of 17, he went to Louisville, Ky., where he clerked in a grocery store for a period of about two years and a half, after which he returned home, where he has remained ever since. In the spring of 1879, he was elected Constable, which office he still holds. He is a member of the National Guards, Co. G, 3d Regiment; Mr. Vogt is a live, energetic, thorough-going business young man; he is not a member of any church organization, but lives in his own soul's freedom, thinking, reading and acting for himself, keeping the golden rule in view.

HENRY VOGT, the father of William, is a native of Germany, born in Hesse on the 17th of August, 1817; spent his boyhood in Germany, where he obtained a good education in the German; in 1848, he, in company with his brother John, emigrated to America, landing in Baltimore on the 9th of May, after a long and tedious voyage. On the 23d of August, 1848, he celebrated his marriage in Baltimore with Margaret Cohn, who is a native of Germany, born on the 28th of May, 1824; in 1849, they started for the West by rail as far as Cumberland, Md., when his wife took passage on the stage-coach for Pittsburgh, while he walked to Brownsville, a distance of seventy-five miles, where he boarded a steamboat and met his wife in Pittsburgh, and on his arrival he found that their baggage had been left at Cumberland by mistake; so he returned to Cumberland, and obtained the baggage, which he sent through by stage, while he returned to Brownsville on foot, from which he returned to Pittsburgh by steamboat, where he joined his wife, after which they took passage on a steamboat for Cincinnati, Ohio, where she remained one week, while he went to Dayton by stage, from where he walked to Darke County, arriving in Gettysburg on the 13th of April, 1849; his wife came through with his brother-in-law on the 17th; he rented a house, moved in, and commenced housekeeping, he working around by the day and month at all kinds of work for about two years, when he hired to work in the tanyard in Gettysburg by the month, receiving $15, and boarded himself; after four months, he then received $20 per month, working for about two years, when his wages were raised to $1 per day; at the expiration of two years, he became a partner in the business, operating till March, 1860, when he traded for the tannery, which he still owns; he now owns 51 acres of land in Sec. 24, Adams Township, but resides in Gettysburg on his own property. Mr. Vogt had but little of this world's goods when he started in life, but by hard labor, industry and correct business habits. he has accumulated a considerable amount of property, in which he has been nobly assisted by his good and industrious wife; he has been identified with the township offices, viz. Served as Pike Superintendent one year, Supervisor one year, School Director one year, and a member of the Town Council two years. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church; they are the parents of nine children, of whom four are living, viz., Christian H., Augustus H., William. and Louisa.

JOHN WEAVER, farmer; P. O. Gettysburg, Ohio. Elijah, his father, is a native of Virginia, born in 1820; Sarah, his wife, whose maiden name is Elmore, was born in Miami Co., Ohio., in 1833; he came with his parents to Ohio in 1821. locating in Highland Co., near where New Petersburg now stands; he resided about five years in Highland Co., after which he came to Miami Co., where he lived eleven years when he moved to Darke Co., in 1837, where he has resided ever since; they are the parents of six children, viz., Andrew, John, Henry, Charles,

Jennie, Anna Bell; Henry, the father of Elijah, was born in Virginia, on the 22d of November, 1793. He married Susan Winters, who was born in 1793; Peter Weaver, the father of Henry, laid out the town of New Petersburg, in Highland Co.; Henry, Elijah's father, departed this life on the 22d of November (being his birthday), 1865, Susanah, his wife, in 1866. She had a very remarkable dream a short time before her husband's death, in which she was warned of the death of her husband, also of her own, which was to occur just one year after her husband, and in one year and two days from that time, she sank peacefully to rest. John, the subject of this sketch, is a native of Ohio, born in Darke Co., on the 24th of September, 1852; he spent his boyhood days on his father's farm assisting in the cultivation of the soil, receiving his education in the district schools; when he was 18 years old, he went to Dayton, Ohio, where he worked for Peter Bolander in the fruit-tree nursery for about six months, after which he returned home and rented 6 acres of his father and engaged in the fruit-tree business on his own hook, and at the same time worked on the farm, which he followed for a period of about two years, meeting with good success; he followed buying and selling cordwood, which he hauled with team for one season, after which he concluded to take in a partner for life. On the 15th of April, 1875, he celebrated his marriage with Miss Hattie A Butt, daughter of Simon and Lovina Butt, who was born in Darke Co. on the 28th of January, 1852; after his marriage he rented his father's farm and engaged in farming, where he resided for about two years, after which he moved on his father-in-law's farm, where he has resided ever since. Mr. Weaver is a young man of good moral habits, a live, energetic, thorough business man, and, with the help of his good and amiable wife, has accumulated some property; one child has been born to them, viz., Simon Homer, born on the 5th of November, 1879.

DAVID G. WENRICH, farmer and dealer in agricultural implements; P. O. Bradford, Miami Co., Ohio; was born in Adams Township, Darke County; is a son of David and Elizabeth (Grubb) Wenrich. David was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., Jan. 1, 1816, and was a son of Thomas and Esther (Brandt) Wenrich. Thomas Wenrich was born in Berks County and his wife in Dauphin Co., Penn.; being poor folks, they hired out their son David to work at farming, until, in his 17th year, he went to learn the cabinet and carpenter trade, which he followed till nearly 21 years of age. Having a desire to see the Western country, he then took a trip to Ohio, landing at Dayton, where he made a short stay; he then went to Salem and worked at his trade for about six months, when he went to Miami County, near Covington, and worked as journeyman at his trade for one year. In the mean time, his parents immigrated to Miami County, and located where Bradford, in part, now stands. On the 1st of March, 1838, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Grubb, who was born in Miami Co., July 22, 1818, by whom he had eight children-Mary, born in Miami Co., Oct. 10, 1839; Hettie, Jan. 8, 1842, and died in 1866, leaving one of her two children; John, Feb. 6, 1844; Levi, born in Darke Co., Oct. 7, 1846; David, Nov. 25, 1849; Malinda, May 5, 1852; Martha, Oct. 31, 1854; Isaac, Jan. 27, 1858. Our subject always lived at his native place, the farm which his father and family cleared up, with the exception of 15 acres; they have now a very desirable farm of 160 acres, of which about 106 acres are in a good state of cultivation. David G. followed teaching in public schools for ten winters; is one of the original proprietors of an agricultural store in Bradford, owning a halfinterest in the same, which he runs in connection with the home farm, of which he has entire charge. His marriage with Allie Babylon was celebrated Dec. 28, 1875; she was born in Miami Co. Jan. 7, 1851, and is the mother of two children— Sherman Byron, born Sept. 15, 1876; Chloe Bell, Jan. 2, 1880.

CERMAN TOWNSHIP.

LOYD BROWN, farmer; P. O. German. The subject of this sketch is one of the prominent farmers of German Township; was born in Baltimore Co., Md., in 1807; he is the son of Nicholas Brown, who was also a native of Maryland. Our subject was raised on a farm, and early acquired the art of farming which he has successfully practiced all his life. His minority was spent at home assisting in the duties of the farm, after which time he set out on his own responsibilities. For a time, he farmed the homestead on shares. He was united in marriage, in Maryland, to Miss Rachel Miller, who was also born in Baltimore Co. They emigrated to Ohio soon after their marriage and located first in Harrison Township; after remaining here about three years, he came to the place where he now resides and where he has ever since lived. By dint of hard labor and habits of industry and economy, he has put himself in the possession of several fine, well-improved farms. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are the parents of eight children, all of whom grew up to mature years; since then, death has visited four of them. The others are located on farms near the homestead.

G. M. CALDERWOOD, physician; P. O. German; the subject of this memoir was born in Butler Township, in September, 1849; he is the son of J. R. and Jamima (Otwell) Calderwood; his father was born in Montgomery County, Nov. 6, 1821, and came to this county when quite young; he is one of the prominent citizens of the county, and a millwright and carpenter by occupation; his wife is a native of North Carolina, born near Goldsboro the 13th of April, 1825. Our subject was raised on a farm, assisting in its duties during the summer, and devoting his winter months to the acquisition of knowledge in the common schools, till he was 18 years of age, at which time he entered the union school at Greenville; at this latter place he spent one year, and subsequently entered the profession of teaching; this he followed successfully for a few years, employing his leisure time in reading medicine, which he continued till the winter of 1872, when he attended lectures at the Miami Medical College, Cincinnati. He first began practice in Adams County, Ind.; at the end of about six months he located in Bradford, Ohio, where he remained in practice about eighteen months; his health being much impaired at the end of this time, he retired from active work for a period of six months. April 12, 1875, he formed a partnership with Dr. Jobes, of Palestine, which continued about seven months, when Dr. Jobes was elected to the office of Probate Judge of this county; after the partnership was dissolved, he continued the practice here in his own name; he has, by careful attention to his professional duties, built up a large and increasing practice, and is one of the promising young physicians of the county. He was united in marriage Aug. 5, 1872, with Miss Isabella Reed, at the residence of Rev. McConnell, of Greenville; she is a native of Versailles, Darke County, where her father has been engaged in the dry goods and grain business for about half a century. Mr. and Mrs. Calderwood are the parents of three children-Rhoda, Jimie (who died when eight months old) and Carl.

GORDEN CLOYD, farmer; P. O. German. The subject of this memoir is a native of this county, born in German Township in 1822; he is the son of the pioneer James Cloyd, who was perhaps the first permanent settler in the township. He was born in Virginia in 1780; when but a mere lad he emigrated to Ohio, at the breaking-out of the war of 1812, and he gave his services in the defense of his country; he was stationed a portion of the time at Fort Greenville. He was at this latter place when the children of William Wilson were murdered within sight of the block-house, and was one who assisted in their burial. At the close of the war, he remained in the county, and married Miss Elizabeth Norftsinger, the

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