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��of their union they have ten children, all living — Will- iam Drake, the oldest child, is married to Miss Sidney Flora, and resides near Montpelier, Williams Co.; the second child, Elizabeth, is married to James Wareham, and resides in Jackson Township; the third child, Sarah Jane, married Aaron Rambo, and resides in East Lynn, Vermilion Co., 111.; the fourth child, Daniel, married Mary Jane Trist, and resides in Shelby, she was born in Sidney, Australia ; the fifth child, James, married Miss Eva Roushand, and resides near Bridge- water, Williams Co.; the sixth child, Jeremiah, mar- ried Miss Roust, of Jackson Township, and resides near Bridgewater, Williams Co.; the seventh child, Mary Ellen, married George H. Smith, and resides in New- ton Co., Ind.; Nancy H. married .Jacob Rowe, and re- sides in De Kalb Co., near Butler, Ind.; Susannah is at home with her parents; Samuel, the tenth and last child, is also at home with his parents.
FINICLE, GEORGE, farmer; was born in Cumber- land Co., Penn., Aug. 4, 1818. When about 16 years of age, his father, Solomon Finicle, with his family of five children, came to Ohio, and settled in Sec. 24, northwest quarter, where he lived for a number of years ; he then moved to Shelby ; he returned to Jackson after remaining in Shelby for a few years. He died at his son George's. The subject of this notice left home about 1843, and moved to Crawford Co., Ohio, where he re- mained about one year, and then returned ; he then purchased the farm and improved it, making all the present improvements. He was married to Miss Re- becca Marks March 10, 1842 ; they had eight children, six living : Mrs. Finicle died in July, 1856. He was again married, to Miss Minerva Mclntire, Nov. 9, 1856 ; they had three children, two of whom are living. He is of Pennsylvania-German parentage, and is an ex- cellent farmer and respected citizen.
GUMP, JOSIAH, farmer and stock-raiser ; he was born in Bedford Co., Penn., Nov. 29, 1824. His father, Benjamin Gump, hearing of Ohio and of its fertile lands, resolved to leave his native hills and bring his family to the frontier settlements and hew out for him- self and family a home ; he entered an 80-acre tract, and set to work to clear away the timber on which to build his new home ; he hewed the logs, instead of leaving them round, as was customary in those early days ; he first built the center, and some years after added additions to each end ; the west addition was occupied as carpenter and cabinet-maker shop for some years ; the main part of this building, now occupied by Josiah Gump, is perhaps one of the oldest in Jack- son Township, having been built fifty-three years ; the trees which surround this building were planted by the elder Gump, and now they spread their branches far and wide ; there is a large and beautiful pear-tree standing at the west end of the dwelling which the old gentleman raised from the seed, and of which he enjoyed the fruit for many seasons ; during the last years of his life, he was much afflicted with rheumatism ; he spent an active life, worked hard, and was "gathered home" in 1870, aged 83 ; his wife, whose maiden name was Esther Smith, died some time previous ; three chil- dren survive them — Josiah and two sisters. Josiah has spent his youth on the farm ; he is a plain, unassuming man, honest and industrious. He was married to Ma-
��tilda Cline in 1849 ; they had seven children ; she died in 1864. He was again married, to Miss Eve Bushey, of Shelby, Dec. 25, 1866 ; they have two children.
HARTMAN, GEORGE. This pioneer was born in Adams Co., Penn., in August, 1801 ; he is of Pennsyl- vania-German parentage, and still retains their charac- teristics ; was bound out to learn the weaving trade at 16 years of age ; worked at that for some years ; his parents died when he was young, and he was therefore thrown out upon the world early in life, which perhaps gave him much of that energy which he displayed in late years, as h^ has been one of the successful farmers. He emigrated to Ohio in 1828, and remained one year in Stark Co.; he then came to Richland Co., and en- tered an 80-acre tract of land in Sec. 27 ; built his first cabin about twenty rods west of his present house, in which he lived some eight or ten years, and then built the present dwelling ; like most of the early set- tlers, he was poor, and was compelled to clear his land by his own industry ; he was more fortunate, however, than some of his neighbors who came some years after, as he brought a wagon with him, one of the first in the neighborhood ; was called upon frequently to loan his wagon to his less favored neighbors ; he frequently would, when called upon, take his own team and go to market, not charging a cent for his services. Some years since, his son prevailed upon him to make his home with him, where he could be better taken care of; he remained several years, but the love of his old home still clung strongly to him, and he returned to his favorite spot which he first selected as his abode. He has a retentive memory, and has the full use of his mental faculties ; is pleasant in his manner, and has the esteem of the community. He was married to Miss Catharine Stallsmith, of Adams Co., Penn., March 1, • 1827 ; they had one child.
HARTMAN, JOHN F., farmer; P. 0. Shelly; he is the only child of George and Catharine Hartman ; he was born March 8, 1830, in Richland Co.; he spent his youth on the old homestead ; he is one of the successful and solid men of the township ; he is an excellent farmer (his farm contains 434 acres) ; he is well in- formed upon the general topics of the day, and takes an interest in the affairs of the township and county, and is an influential citizen. Politically, he is a Democrat. He was married to Miss Louisa Kuhn in March, 1853 ; they have six children, three sons and three daughters ; after he was married, he lived for some years on the old home- stead ; he then moved to where he now resides, about 1860; he lived some years in the old house, and, in 1870, he built his beautiful and comfortable brick dwelling, which is perhaps the largest brick dwelling in the township.
HAYS, ESTHER C, MRS., widow of Almond Hays; she emigrated from Fairfield Co., Conn., in 1821 ; she and her husband came by wagon the entire distance ; they started on the 18th day of June, and arrived on the' 18th day of July ; they settled on the farm where she now resides, about three miles southeast from the town of Shelby ; they built the first cabin on the north part of the land, where the orchard is now located ; the county was sparsely settled, there being but eighteen voters to six miles square ; there was no clearing or opening on the farm at the time ; it was in strong contrast
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