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��WALKER, JOSEPH, was born in this township and on the farm he now owns Sept. 30, 1824. He has al- ways lived in the township. He was married, Sept. 28, 1852, to Liza M. Warner, wlio was born in New York May 1, 1831 ; she has lived in this county since she was married ; they have two children, one of whom is living — Mary .J.; she is married to William D. Norton; Albert died at the age of 16. Mr. Walker has always farmed and still follows that as his vocation. His father was born in Ireland, and came to this country about the year 1812, and located in Harrison Co., where he stayed a few years, then came to this county and resided here until his death, which occurred in 1845 or 1846.
WALTON, GEORGE, was born in England, six miles from Seige, April 6, 1820; he resided there until the age of 20 years, when he came to the United States and located near Painesville, where he remained and worked at his trade four years ; then he removed to Mt. Ver- non ; stayed there one year ; from there he removed to this county, where he has since resided, with the ex- ception of three years he was in Ashland Co. Mr. Walton by trade is a cloth manufecturer ; he served his apprenticeship in England seven years ; he worked at his trade in this State seventeen years, but of late years he has been farming, now owning the farm he occupies. He was married, Jan. 7, 1856, to Margaret Haman,who was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., April 11, 1833; they have three children — Anna Mary, Alice M. and Rosa May.
WEAVER, GEORGE (deceased). Maj. Weaver was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., April 8, 1801. He was married to Christina Shafer Dec. 4, 1823 ; he came to this county in 1839, remaining till 1860, when he removed to Hardin Co., where he died Jan. 22, 1872. Through all his life he was a military man — first in the Mexican war, and last in the rebellion ; he removed to Hardin Co. at the beginning of the war, where he raised a company, and was in Columbus by the 19th of April, 1861 ; he was commissioned Major of the 4th 0. V. I., in which were a few Richland soldiers ; he con- tinued to serve with the regiment until 1863, when he was compelled to resign, owing to his advanced age and impaired health. While a resident of this county, he held many offices of trust, and was much respected by all. He lost one eye in the Mexican war, and a few years before his death the remaining one ; this very much depressed him, as it deprived him of his accus- tomed activity, and caused him to pass his declining days in comparative quiet.
WEAVER, SHANNON, was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, Nov. 1, 1838; when 1| years old, his parents removed to this township, where he has since re- sided ; he lives on the farm his father first located ; his father died March 16, 1873, aged 73 years 9 months and 26 days ; his mother died about five years previous to his father's death. He was married, Feb. 22, 1865, to Eliza*ieth Huston, who was born in Franklin Town- ship, May 2, 1842 ; they have one child, James Wilson. Mr. Weaver has followed farming from boyhood, and has, by industry and strict attention to business, made for himself and family a good home.
WELLING, GEORGE, was born in Harrison Co. Nov. 25, 1843, where he resided until the year 1868,
��when he removed to this county, where he has since resided. He enlisted in the late war as a member of Co. L, 13th 0. V. I., in the three-months service; was also a member of Co. G, 74th 0. V. I., then re-enlisted in the 4th U. S. Cav., where he served three years, making a period of four years ; he participated in all the numerous battles the regiment was engaged in ; the following are some of the principal battles : Stone River, Middleton, Snow Hill, Franklin, Shelbyville, Chickamauga, Okalona, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Noonday Creek, Lovejoy's, Jonesboro, Rome; Nashville, j Tenn., 16th and 17th of December, 1864 ; Selma, Ala., April 2, 1865, where he was wounded ; Columbus, Ga., April 15, 1865. He was married, Oct. 23, 1868, to Margaret Ann Cleland ; they have had five children, three are living — Leanorea, Ada and Lulu ; one died in infancy ; one named Grizela J., died Feb. 9, 1870, aged 15 days. Mr. Welling has always farmed from boy- hood, and still carries on that business.
WHISLER, ISRAEL, was born in Franklin Town- ship ; he has resided in the county, with the exception of about three and one-half years, which time he spent in different States in the West. He was married Nov. 14, 1869, to Silvina Kendall, who was born in this county Oct. 29, 1852, and has always lived in the county ; they have a family of five children — Richard, John, Mary, Jacob H. and Francis. Mr. Whisler has been a farmer from boyhood, and intends to make that his business in the future.
AVHITE, ELIZABETH, MRS., is the widow of the late Philip White, who was born in Sandusky Co. Sep- tember 8, 1835 ; he departed this life May 1, 1870, aged 35 years 8 months and 7 days. Mrs. White was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., April 19, 1835; at the age of 10 years, her parents removed to this county, where she has since lived.
WIDDERS, ABRAM E. H., was born in Cumber- land Co., Penn., July 29, 1855, where he lived until the age of 3 years, when his parents removed to Car- lisle, and stayed there two years; thence they went to Middleton, Dauphin Co., where they remained nine years : his mother died, and our subject hired himself out to a farmer in Lancaster Co. for one year ; after his time expired, he went to Lebanon Co., where he re- mained three years; thence he went to Franklin Co., where he remained four years; from there he went back to Dauphin Co., where he remained one year, when he came to this county, where he has since re- sided ; his business has always been that of a farmer, which he now follows ; he has just purchased a part of the farm he now occupies. He was married, Feb. 10, 1878, to Verona Hettler ; they have one child — Artemus 0.
WILSON. JOHN, was born in Huntington Co., Penn., Sept. 17, 1819, where he lived until the age of 3 yeai's, when his parents removed to this county ; his father landed in Mansfield in October, 1823, and located in Franklin Township ; he remained there one winter, then bought 50 acres of land near Shenandoah, in the edge of Franklin Township, where he remained about six years ; he then bought 80 acres in Blooming Grove Township, and resided in the township until his death, July 28, 1863, aged about 80 years. His wife died
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