Acker, A. B. Farmer; Sec. 33; P.0. Brookville; born in Pa. in 1830; came to this Co. in 1867; owns 310 acres
land; has held offices of School Director, Highway Commissioner and Supervisor;
married Miss Sarah Shenefel in 1854; she was born in Pa.; have four children: Almira, William, Calvin and Bertie.
Bahney, Adam farmer; Sec. 21; P.O. Brookville.
Bahney J. farmer; Sec. 21; P.O. Brookville.
Bahney Jno. farm; Sec. 21; P.O. Brookville.
Baker Henry, retired farmer; Sec. 19; P.O. Brookville.
Beck Geo. farm; Sec. 17; P.O. Brookville.
Beck, Jonas Farmer; Sec. 16; P. 0. Brookville, Ogle Co.; born in Pa. in
1813: caine to this Co. in 1847; owns 215 acres land; has held the offices of School
Director and Highway Commissioner; married Miss Elizabeth Shaffstall in 1841;
she was born in Pa. in 1823; have three children: Aaron S., Julia A. and Sarah J.
Bingamen, Wm. Farmer; Sec. 18; P. 0. Brookville; born in this Co. in 1847;
farms 160 land; married Miss Eleanor Marks, Dec. 26, 1876; she was born in this Co.
Bitner John, farm hand; P. 0. Brookville.
Boddeger Peter, Sec. 28; P. 0. Brookville.
Bohmer G. farm; Sec. 28; P.O. Brookville.
Bohmer Wm. farm; S. 28; P.O. Brookville.
Boyer H. B. stone mason; Sec. 21; P.O. Brookvllle.
Byers, David Farmer: Sec. 9; P 0. Shannon; born in Pa. in 1812; came to
this state March 27, 1854; owns 177 acres land; has held the offices of School
Director and Highway Commissioner; married Susan Cowen in 1844; she was
born in Pa.; have three children: George, David and John.
Carbaugh, Seymour farm hand;, Sec. 7; P. 0. Shannon.
Carbaugh, J. H. Farmer; Sec. 7; P.O. Shannon; born in Franklin Co., Pa.,
in 1851; came to this Co. June 1, 1872; owns 160 acres land; has held the office of
School Director; married Mrs. Jane M. Dean, March 13, 1873; has one child, Nellie; lost one child, Mary Edith.
Cheesman A. farm; Sec. 9; P.O. Brookville.
Cheeseman G. farm; Sec. 9; P.O. Brookville.
Cobell I. farm hand; Sec. 31; P.O. Fremont.
Cowen G. farmer; Sec. 32; P.O. Brookville.
Cowen 0. farmer; Sec. 32; P.O. Brookville.
Dreibelbis, Orlando farmer: Sec. 20; P.O. Brookville.
W. H. FLEISHER Farmer; Sec. 17; P.O. Brookville.
Charles FRANKS Retired Farmer; Sec. 21; P.O. Brookville; born in England
in 1793; came to this state in 1835; to this Co. in 1846; has held the offices of Justice
of the Peace, Town Treasurer and School Director; married Ellen Young in 1518;
she was born in England; died in 1828; he married his se~'ond wife, Mary Hart, in
1831; she was born in England; died in 1862; has three children by first marriage:
James, Millie and Jane; nine by second marriage: Charles, John, Joseph,'William, Jeremiah, George, Hannah, Margaret and Sarah.
Geo. FRANKS farm; Sec. 21; P.O. Brookville.
John W. FRANKS Farmer; Sec. 21; P.O. Brookville; born in Canada in
Joseph FRANKS Farmer; Sec. 21; P.O. Brookville; Born in Toronto, C. W., in 1836; Came to this Co. in 1844; Owns 98 acres of land;
Married Miss M. Mossington in 1864; She was born in Canada; They have four children: Frederick, Mary, Nellie and Jane.
Christian FRY Farmer; Sec 4 PO Shannon
Samuel FRY Farmer Sec 8 PO Shannon
Pratt GERMAN Farm hand Sec 10 PO Brookvile
Christian GOOD Farm; Sec 8 PO Shannon
David S. GOOD Farmer; Sec 5; P.O. Shannon;
Born in Pa. in 1833; Came to this Co. May 11, 1852; Owns 240 acres land; Has held the offices of School Director and Assessor;
Married Susan Kingery in 1858; She was born in Pa.;
They have eight children: Tillie A., Flora E., Ira K., Harvey C.,
Samuel K., Levi J., Etta M. and Nancy L.;
Lost three childre: Andrew J., Mary C. and Lydia B.
Jesse GRIMES Farmer Sec 6 PO Shannon
S. GRIMES Farmer Sec 6 PO Shannon
Chas. GROSS Famrer Sec 8 PO Shannon
F. GUYER Farmer; Sec. 20; P.O. Brookville;
Born in Germany in 1820; Came to this Co. June 3, 1853; Owns 160 acres; Has held office of School Director;
Married Mrs. Susan Betterman; She was born in Pa.;
They have two children: Joseph and Louisa;
Mrs. Guyer has three children by a former marriage:
Amanda A., Cyrus and Catherine.
Jos. GUYER Farmer Sec 20 PO Shannon
Christian HARMAN Farmer Sec 9 PO Brookville
William HARMAN -
Emanuel HEPLER Lima Twp: Farmer; Sec. 28; P.O. Brookville;
Born in Pa. in (August 21) 1823;
Came to this Co. in 1849; Owns 96 acres; Has held offices of Assessor, Collector, Supervisor and Highway Commissioner;
Married Mary Herb in 1846; She was born in Pa., and died Oct. 31, 1876;
Eight children: Daniel, Lydia, John, Amelia A., Mary, Cora D., Nora A. and Franklin; Lost two.
Abe Oliver HILEMAN Lima Twp: Farmer; Sec. 29; P.O. Brookville;
Born in this Co.; Own 160 acres;
His father, John Hileman, came to this Co. in 1856, and died in 1872.
M. Horming Agent Sec 28 PO Brookville
S. Horming Farmer; Sec 28 PO Brookville
Jos. HULL Farmer; Sec 29 PO Brookville
George ISKIE Farmer Sec 19 PO Brookville
John S. KETTERMAN Lima Twp: Farmer; Sec. 6; P.O. Shannon;
Born in Pa. March 22, 1822; Came to this Co. April 7, 1855; Owns 160 acres land; Holds office of School Director;
Married Elizabeth Stoner in 1849; She was born in Pa.;
They have four children: John S., Lottie A., Mary J. and Daniel B.; Lost three: William, Jacob and David R.
John S. KETTERMAN Lima Twp: Teacher; Sec. 6; P.O. Shannon;
Born in Pa. in 1853; Came to this Co. in 1855; Is the inventor and has letters patent for a pruning shear that excels any thing of the kind yet invented, and is worthy the attention of any one interested.
** Son of John S Ketterman & Elizabeth Stoner
G. KINGERY - Farmer Sec 17 PO Brookville
J. KRIDER farmer Sec 7 PO Brookville
Wm. KRIDER Farmer Sec 7 PO Brookville
Nathan KREBS Lima Twp: Farmer; Sec. 9; P.O. Brookville;
Born in Pa. in 1816; Came to this Co. in 1845; Owns 190 acres; Has held office of School Director;
Married Miss Catherine Hamilton in 1840; She was born in Pa.;
They have two children: Mary and Sarah A.
George LINKER - Farmer Sec 20 PO Brookville
Wm. LOGRANTZ farmer Sec 31 PO Elkhorn Grove
W.A. LONG - Farm Hand; Sec 33 PO Brookville
Charles McCULLOUGH Sr. Carpenter Sec 28 PO Brookville
D. MARKS Farmer Sec. 18 PO Brookville
Zachariah David Marsk - Lima Twp: Farmer; Sec. 18; P.O. Brookville, Ogle Co.;
Born in Conn. in 1822; Came to this Co. in 1848; Owns 160 acres; Has held office of School Director;
Married Miss Ellen Reynolds in 1856; She was born in Mich., and died Nov. 16, 1871;
Married Ellen Hileman, OCt. 28, 1875; She was born in Pa.;
Has seven children by first marriage:
Amy L., Dennis, Robert, Eleanor, Henry, Leslie and Luna;
Two by second marriage: Elmer E. and Lionel.
J. MESSNER Farm Hand Sec 8 PO Brookville
J. MEYERS - farmer Sec 19 PO Brookville
ELIAS MICHAEL - Lima Twp: Farmer; Sec. 28; P.O. Brookville;
Born in Pa. in 1825; Came to this Co. in 1853; Owns 87 1/2 acres land; Has held offices of School Director, Collector and Assessor;
Married Elizabeth Bomgardner in 1852; She was born in Pa., and died seventeen days after the marriage;
Married Catherine Rickert in 1853; She was born in Pa.;
They have eight children: Mary E., John W., Charles, Samuel, George, Della, Joseph and Albert.
J. MICHAELS Farmer Sec 28 PO Brookville
P. MICHAEL Farmer Sec 20 PO Brookville
Wm. MICHAEL - Farmer Sec 8 PO Brookville
J. MILLER Farmer Sec 30 PO Brookville
L.MILLER, Farmer Sec 19 PO Brookville
Warner MILLER - Farmer Sec 19 PO Brookville; born in Germany
in 1817; came to this Co. in 1846; has held
office of School Director; married Christians Baker in 1846; she was born in Ger-
many; they have eight children: Mary,
Louisa, Lewis, Amelia, Sarah, William,
Josephine and Robert C.
Edward MORRIS carpenter; Sec. 31; P. 0. Elkhorn Grove.
George NICODEMUS farmer; Sec. 4; P. 0. Shannon.
Samuel OTTO farmer; Sec. 32;P. 0. Brookvifle.
F.S. OVERFIELD Physician; Sec.
21 P. 0. Brookville; born in Germany
in 1827; came to this state in 1856, and to
this Co. in 1867; owns 93 acres land; has
held office of School Director; married
Miss Elizabeth Walkey; she was born in
Pa.; have three children: Joseph, Walter
and Lee.
Isaac PAUL - Farmer; Sec. 33;
P. 0. Brookvilie; born in Pa. in 1838;
came to this Co. in 1849; owns 100 acres
land; has held office of Highway Commissioner; enlisted in the 92d I. V. I., and
served three years; married Miss Susan
B. Acker in 1870; she was born in Pa.;
have four children: Ida M, Eva A., Aza
A. and Maggie E.
Casper PLOCK farm; Sec. 16; P.O. Brookville.
Charles PLOCK farm; Sec. 19; P.O. Brookville.
Conrad PLOCK farm; S. 19; P.O. Brookville.
Benjamin POLM - farmer;-Sec. 5; P.O. Shannon.
H.C. RAHN Farmer; Sec. 18; PO Shannon; born in Ogle Co. in 1848;
came to this Co. in 1849; owns 120 acres land; married Elizabeth Fry in 1871; she
was born in Ill.; have three children: Geo. W., John A. and Harvey B.
John RAHN - Farmer; Sec. 31; P.O. Elkhorn Grove; born in Germany in 1820;
came to this Co. in 1847; owns 800 acres land; married Louisa Sheip in 1855; she
was born in Germany; have six children: Catharine, Mena, Abimelech, Emma,
Enoch and Henry; lost two: Emma and Esther.
James RUBENDALL - farm; Sec. 4; P.O. Shannon.
Samuel SARBER - farmer; Sec. 17 P.O. Brookyjile.
Albert SARBER - Farmer; Sec. 16; P. 0. Brookville; born in Ogle Co., this state, in 1851; came to this Co. in
1857; owns 80 acres land; married Miss Sarah E. Tate in 1873; she was born in Pa.
Emanuel SARBER - Farmer;
Sec. 32: P.O. Brookvflle; born in Pa. in
1830; came to this Co. in 1865; owns 250
acres land; has held office of School Director; enlisted in the late war, in the
15th I. V. I., and served till the close of the war; married Mary Chaffee in 1851;
she was born in Pa.; have seven children: -
Roaella £, William Win, Lucinda J., John Edward, Charles H., Lovina E., Lola Viola; lost four.
Gabriel SARBER - Farmer; Sec.
18; P. 0. Brookville; born in Pa. in 1829;
came to this Co. in 1845; owns 220 acres
land; holds offices of Justice of the Peace
and School Director; married Harriet
Michael in 1849; she was born in Pa.;
have fourteen children living: Sarah,
Albert, Julia A., Elizabeth, Ellen J, Jonathan M., Nathaniel W., Margaret L., Jas.
0., Alice M., Andrew J., Ada T, Harry C. and Baby.
Wm. SARBER farmer; Sec. 32; P.O. Fremout.
W.F. SCHNEE farm; S. 17; P. 0. Brookville.
J. A. SCHREFFLER - farm hand; Sec. 17; P. 0. Brookville.
Reuben SHAFER - Farmer; Sec.
29; P. 0. Brookville; born on the place he
now lives June 18, 1854; owns 160 acres
land; married Miss Aclella Peters March
28, 1877; she was born in this Co.; have one child.
Wm. SHAFER Farmer; Sec. 29;
P. 0. Brookville; born in lad, in 1842;
came to this Co. in 1852; Owns 400 acres
land; married Elizabeth Emrick in 1868;
she was born in Brookville, Ogle Co.;
he enlisted in 15th I. V. I., and served till
close of war. -
J. Shelly farmer; Sec. 18; P. 0. Brookville.
Tobias H. SHILEY - Farmer; Sec. 5; P. 0. Shannon; born in Pa. in 1844;
came to this Co. in 1865; rents 200 acres
of his father; enlisted in the 142d I. V. I.
during the late war; married Mary A.
Stoner in 1857; she was born in Pa.; have
4 children: Ida, Minerva, Mary A., Adella.
W.S. SPATZ farm; Sec. 29; P. 0. Brookville.
J. SWISHER farmer; Sec. 21; P. 0. Shannon.
Hiram VALKAMA farmer; Sec. 6 P. 0. Shannon.
Harvey WALKEY farmer; Sec. 21; P.O. Brook'vffle.
Jacob WALKEY Farmer; Sec. 21; P. 0. Brookville; born in Pa. in 1808;
came to this Co. in 1851; owns 132 acres land; has held offices of School Trustee
and School Director; married Mary Winters in 1829; she was born in Md., and
died in 1861; has eight children: Benjamin, William, Jacob, Amanda, Elizabeth, Mary Jane, Joanna and Harvey.
B. WEAVER farm hand; 8.29; P.O. Brookville.
F. WEAVER farm; Sec. 33; P. 0. Brookville.
Moses WEAVER - Farmer; Sec. 23; P. 0. Brookville ; .born in Pa. in 181S;
came to this Co. in 1864; owns 287 acnes land; has held offices of School Director
and Highway Commissioner; married Sarah Freas in 1845; she was born in Pa.;
have six children: Henry, Jesse, Freeman, Mary, John and William
Henry ZOBLE farm hand; Sec. 20; P.O. Brookville.
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