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1883
 

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	THOMAS L. HAMER Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page  115 (PORTRAIT ONLY)  See Hamersville - Pg. 529 Thomas L. Hamer is mentioned several times in this book however there is no biography.
	Byrd Twp. - DAVID HATFIELD, farmer, an old and worthy pioneer, was born in Byrd Township, Oct. 15, 1805.  His parents, Thomas and Martha (Adamson), were natives of Pennsylvania.  They removed to Mason County, Ky., and Apr. 4, 1804, came to Byrd Township, where Mr. Hatfield purchased a tract of 200 acres of land.  This was all in woods, and he made the first improvements by clearing a spot and erecting a log cabin.  They both died in Byrd Township, respected for their social traits of character.  They were the parents of ten children, of whom only one, the subject of our sketch, is living, viz.: Thomas, John, Jonas, Isom, David, Mary, Sarah, Martha, Deborah and Betsey.  David was married, in1826, to Lettise Middleton, by whom he had ten children; of these four are living, viz.: Cornelia (wife of Russell West), David B., George E. and Ferdinand.  Mrs. Hatfield died June 16, 1861, and May 30, 1869, Mr. Hatfield married Matilda Middleswart, who bore him two children of these Mary L., is living.  Mr. and Mrs. Hatfield are members of the Liberty Christian Church.  Mr. Hatfield owns a farm of 118 acres of well improved land, and follows tilling the soil. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page  302
	Pleasant Twp. - ADAM HAUCK, farmer, P. O. Higginsport, residing on the Straight Creek and Heizer Ford Pike, was born in Pleasant Township Sept. 15, 1839.  His parents are Francis and Elizabeth (Bauer) Hauck, natives of Germany.  They settled on a farm in Brown County about forty-five years ago, but now reside in Georgetown.  Six of their children are living.  Mr. Hauck is seventy-eight years of age, and his wife seventy-four.  The subject of this sketch was reared on the old homestead, and received a fair education; he has been a farmer through life, with the exception of the years 1861-62, when he engaged in buying and shipping cattle.  Mr. Hauck has been moderately successful in his farming operations, and owns a farm of sixty acres, all under cultivation.  Mr. Hauck was married, in 1859, to Elizabeth Bauer, a native of Brown County.  They have eight children—Elizabeth (wife of Charles Sturm), Laura B., Anna M., Katie, Adda L., Maggie, Albert Lee and Clara Etta.  Mr. and Mrs. Hauck are members of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, in which the former has been Deacon and Trustee.  Politically, he is a strong Democrat. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 20
	Washington Twp. - HENRY HAYS, farmer, P. O. Sardinia, a native of Franklin Township, was born Mar. 6, 1817.  His parents, Benjamin and Sarah Hays, were natives of old Virginia.  The former was born May 5, 1777, and the latter Oct. 2, 1782.  They were married in Virginia, and came to Brown County in 811, and located in Franklin Township, where he was among the earliest pioneers.  Mr. Hays died on the farm of his early settlement, Jan. 8, 1868, and Mr. Hays, Sept. 28, 1860.  Of their eleven children, seven are living.  Our subject was reared to manhood on a farm.  He married his first wife, Miss Martha Hannahs, who died  Apr. 23, 1844, and the 31st of July following, he married Mary A. Purdum, who bore him nine children, of whom seven are living, viz.:  Low M., Areton W., Joseph P., William F., James F., Charlie G. and Clara M.  Mr. Hays and wife are associated with the M. E. Church.  In politics, he is a Republican.  He owns a farm of 118 acres, and is engaged in farming and rearing stock. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page  287
	Eagle Twp. - JOHN HEATON, farmer, P. O. South Fincastle.  Joseph Heaton, father of our subject, was born in Loudoun County, Va., Jan. 11, 1795.  About the year 1812, with his parents, he emigrated to Brown County, and settled in Jackson Township.  He married Mary Evans, about the year 1820, she was the daughter of Abraham and Mary Evans.  By this union there were born eleven children, seven of whom are still living, viz., India, Thomas, Mary, Elizabeth, John, Joseph E. and Townsend.  Shortly after his marriage, he settled in Eagle Township, where our subject now resides.  He had served as Trustee of Eagle Township.  He departed this life in September, 1866.  John Heaton, our subject, was born Dec. 28, 1833, in Eagle Township, Brown County.  He was reared to man’s estate on a farm, and received a fair English education.  On Sept. 28, 1865, he married Caroline Alexander, daughter of John and Delila Alexander.  Mr. Heaton is a member of the F. & A. M., Georgetown Lodge.  He is recognized as one of the leading agriculturists of the township, and owns 170 acres of land. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page  226
	Eagle Twp. - JOSEPH E. HEATON, farmer, P. O. South Fineastle, was born Sept. 27, 1835, in Eagle Township, Brown County, Ohio.  His parents were Joseph and Mary Heaton, of whom we have made mention in this work.  He was reared on a farm, and received but a limited education.  In September, 1859, he married Leah Skinner, daughter of Alfred and Ellen Skinner; to them have been born four children, two of whom are still living - Lewis S. and Gertie.  Mr. Heaton has always resided in Eagle Township, with the exception of five years in Byrd Township.  He has served as Township Trustee, and is the owner of 175 acres of land, located near the center of the township. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page  226
	Jackson Twp. - ANDREW J. HENDERSON, farmer, P. O. Winchester.  Jonathan Henderson, father of our subject, was born in July, 1798, in Pennsylvania.  His parents were Jonathan and Ellen Henderson, who emigrated from Pennsylvania to what is now known as Brown County, Ohio, about the year 1820, and settled in the eastern portion of Jackson Township, where our subject at present resides.  In March, 1827, he married Nancy Carl, by whom he had nine children, six of whom are still living - Andrew J., John, Joseph, William, Michael and Elizabeth. He was a man of sterling integrity and reliable character, and worthy the estimation in which he was held by the community surrounding him.  He departed this life in June, 1865.  His widow survives him, now in her seventy-third year, and living with our subject.  Andrew J. Henderson, our subject, was born Sept. 15, 1828, in Jackson Township, Brown County, near where he at present resides; he was reared to man's estate on a farm, and received but a limited education.  In February 1852,he married Priscilla Sargent, by whom he had six children, viz.: Mary E., Nancy A., Serilda, Edward, John and Samuel.  She died May 25, 1875.  In February 1865, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Ninety-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until August, the same year, when he received an honorable discharge.  He has served as Clerk of Jackson Township, and as Justice of the Peace for fifteen years, and is serving as such at the present time.  His political views are Democratic.  He is a man of good judgment, and uses a proper share of discretion in business transactions. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 278
	Byrd Twp. - THOMAS C. HENRY, son of Col. John W. and Melinda Henry, was born in Byrd Township, Apr. 16, 1852.  He passed his early life on his father's and was educated in the common schools.  He celebrated his marriage, Dec. 2, 1874, with Miss Josephine Wilson, a native of Union Township.  She was born Aug. 4, 1853, and is a daughter of John W. and Harriet Wilson.  Three children were added to this union - Martha B., born Aug. 13, 1876; George F., born May 6, 1878, and James W., born Oct. 13, 1881.  Mr. Henry located on his farm in 1880, and is by occupation a farmer and stock-raiser.  He and wife associate with the Christian Church.  He is identified with the Grange, and in politics is a Republican.  He filled the office of Township Trustee one term, 1881.  He is a young man of enterprise and energy. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page  302
	Eagle Twp. - WILLIAM T. HICKS, merchant, Fincastle, was born in January, 1840, in Bracken County, Ky.  His parents were Samuel J., deceased, Melinda I. Hicks, now residing in Kentucky.  William T. was reared on a farm and received a fair English education.  On Feb. 16, 1865, he married Tabitha Burns, daughter of Jonathan Burns, of Kentucky, to them have been born one child.  Mr. Hicks resided in Bracken County, Ky., until December, 1880, at which time he moved to Brown County, Ohio.  He is engaged in the mercantile business at Fincastle; he has been quite successful in business, owing to his perseverance, energy and determination to succeed.  Is a member of the Christian Church. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page
	Huntington Twp. - T. F. HILL, grocer, Aberdeen, was born in South Bloomfield, Pickaway Co., Ohio, May 5, 1837, and is a son of Martin and Lucinda (Osburn) Hill.  His father was born in Connecticut, and his mother in Virginia.  He spent several years in this county, temporarily, teaching.  Both are living, and at the present time reside in Charleston, W. Va.  The boyhood of our subject was spent in his birthplace, and in the village schools he received the rudiments of his education, which was developed by a term of study at the Lebanon, Ohio, Normal School, previous to which he had been engaged in teaching  a profession he had followed successfully for twelve or fifteen years.  He enlisted, June 19, 1861, in Company H, Twelfth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.  He was soon after sent to West Virginia, and saw active service throughout the war.  He was on detached duty at headquarters for ten months, and afterward on detached duty in the Quartermaster's Department.  He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of his old company in 862, and afterward promoted to First Lieutenant, and was assigned to duty in Company E, and afterward in Company H.  He passed through a number of engagements, but received no wounds.  He was discharged July 11, 1864.  Upon his return to civil life, he located in Greenville, Ill., where he was engaged in merchandising six months.  His health failing, he returned to Aberdeen and followed teaching in the village school, as Principal, for three years.  In 1874, he engaged in his present business, and has since devoted his entire attention to it.  He was married, Oct. 10, 1864, to Caroline, the daughter of John B. Campbell, an old settler, whose biography appears in this work.  To them have been born six children, namely, John M., Charles W., Thomas L., Edith, Carrie C. and an infant, deceased.  Mr. Hill is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Lodge of Aberdeen, No. 142, and to the Grand Army of the Republic - George B. Bailey, Post, No. 2115, of Aberdeen.  He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the village, to which they have belonged for a number of years.  Mrs. Hill was born in Aberdeen, in March, 1838.| Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page  167
	Clark Twp. - REV. PETER A. HONAKER, carpenter and preacher, Hamersville, was born in Virginia Nov. 11, 1829.  He is the son of Samuel and Amelia (Wright) Honaker, natives of Virginia, of German and Scotch descent.  Our subject commenced learning the carpenter trade at the age of eighteen years, and has followed it most of the time since then.  He was married, in 18444, to Martha Jane Lovill, a native of North Carolina, by whom he has had eight children, of whom five, four boys and a girl, survive.  Mr. Honaker, in politics, is not bound by party affiliations, but votes for the man he thinks would make the best public servant.  He and his wife are members of the Christian Church, in which he is a preacher.
	Lewis Twp. - JAMES HOPKINS, farmer, P. O. Higginsport, is a son of Archibald and Margaret (Shanklin) Hopkins, of Irish extraction, who were both born in Rockingham County, Va., where they married toward the close of the last century.  That being a Slave State, he, in 1805, left it with his family, coming with three large wagons overland near Mayslick, Mason Co., Ky., where the same slavery existed, and on its account, the 1806, he came to Ohio, locating in what is now Brown County, near Ripley, on the land known as the Burget farm.  Archibald was twice married, burying the first and marrying the second wife before coming to Ohio.  His death occurred about the time of the war with Mexico, and his wife soon followed.  By his two wives, he had sixteen children, ten sons and six daughters.  All reached maturity, and three are now living; of the ten sons, two were patriots of the war of 1812, viz.:  Robert and John.  Archibald and family were members of the Presbyterian Church.  James, our subject was the thirteenth child; he was born Aug. 23, 1803, in Rockingham, County, Va., and as above given reached Ohio, where he has since resided, being probably one among the oldest citizens of Brown County.  He has lived to see and assist in changing this county from its primeval forest to its high degree of cultivation.  During his early life, he obtained such an education as the schools afforded, and gave his time to his father until 1825, when he, with his brother Thomas, engaged in the mercantile trade in Ripley, which proved very successful.  In the meantime, they graded and walled the bank of the river, along the town.  At this place, they owned the first wharf boat, and were instrumental in building the Franklin Grist Mill.  In 1838, James removed to the Franklin Mill, which he ran twelve years, and enjoyed a fine trade.  In 1850, he sold that also and purchased his present farm of 166 acres in Lewis Township.  It is admirably adapted to the raising of tobacco, of which he raises annually from ten to twelve acres.  During life, he was devoted some time to the raising of fine cattle, hogs and horses.  He claims the honor of introducing the Alderney cattle in this county.  On Aug. 13, 1877, he was maimed for life by having his left arm mangled in the wheels of a threshing machine.  It was finally amputated, and though nearly seventy five years of age, he withstood the suffering with great fortitude.  He is now a man hale and hearty for his age, and has during life been blessed with good health.  He has for many years, with his wife, been a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church.  On Oct. 3, 1832, he married Nancy R. Clark, by whom eight children were born.  They have one daughter, Sarah who has been an invalid for several years.  Mrs. Hopkins is a daughter of John, and grand-daughter of Joseph Clark, who both came to Lewis Township in 1795.  She was born June 13, 1815, in Lewis Township, where she enjoyed the common schools, and finished her education at the Ripley Seminary under the instruction of the Rev. John Rankin, a Presbyterian, who now is residing at Ironton, Ohio, nearly one hundred years of age. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 104
	Union Twp. - ROBERT HOPKINS (deceased) was one of the early pioneers of Brown County.  He was born in Virginia, and was a son of Archie Hopkins, who removed with his family to this county when he was but a boy.  He was reared and brought up on a farm, and was educated in the pioneer schools.  He married Miss Fanny Gilliland a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of James and Fanny Gilliland.  Of the six children by this union, four are living, viz.:  Elizabeth, born Nov. 9, 1821, married James McPherson; Mary J., born May 15, 1825, married Henry Bennington, and died December, 1869; Amanda, born Aug. 15, 1827; James A., born December, 6, 1833, married Mary Coulter; and Frances H., born July 13, 1838.  Mrs. Hopkins departed this life July 16, 1869.  Mr. Hopkins was by occupation a farmer and stock-raiser.  His death occurred Sept. 30, 1874.  He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Ripley.  He aided liberally in building the new church at that place, and was a man of enterprise.  He acquired a good competency in life, leaving at his death a farm of 115 acres. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page  68
	Jefferson Twp. - ABNER HOWARD (deceased) was born Feb. 24, 1788, probably in Ohio, was reared on a farm, and received but a limited education.  On Aug. 2, 1810, he married Priscilla Biehn, by whom he had six children, two of whom are still living.  She died in March, 1827.  In September, 1828, he married Sarah Bain, by whom he had five children, two of whom are still living - Abner R. and John.  She died in February, 1850.  He was again married in October, 1850, this time to Mary E. Willoughby, by whom he had four children, three of whom are still living - William H., Eldora and Abram L.  Shortly after this marriage, he settled about two miles east of Ripley in Union Township, where he remained until his death in April, 1872.  He was a member of the M. E. Church, a kind and loving father, and an indulgent husband - respected by all who knew him.  His widow remained on the farm near Ripley for perhaps two years after his death, when she moved to a farm in Jefferson Township, one mile west of Russellville, where she still resides.   She is a lady of more than ordinary intelligence, and the owner of sixty-five acres of land.  She was born Feb. 7, 1820, and is now in the sixty-third year of her age. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 238
	Union Twp. - CAMPBELL HOWARD, Ripley, one of the band of surviving pioneers of Brown County, was born May 23, 1811.  He is a son of Abner and Priscilla (Byne) Howard; the former was born in March, 1788, and the latter in 1790.  Mr. Howard died Apr. 1, 1872, and Mrs. Howard Mar. 31, 1827.  The former's parents Cyrus and Millie Howard, came to Aberdeen in 1807, and in 1809 located on the farm now occupied by the subject of this sketch, where they both died.  Abner Howard, the father of our subject, was a soldier during the last year of the war with Great Britain.  Campbell Howard is the eldest of a family of six children.  When eighteen years of age, he made his first trip to New Orleans by flat-boat.  In 1832, he made his second trip with a boat load of chickens.  They all died on the way from the ravages of cholera.  Mr. Howard's avocation has always been that of a farmer and stock-raiser.  For twenty years he dealt in mules, and for a longer period in raising tobacco, which has formed the leading feature of his occupation.  Aug. 28, 1834, he was married to Angeline Forsyth, daughter of William and Rebecca Forsyth.  She died Aug. 19, 1879.  Seven children were the fruits of this marriage, of them five are living - Abner, born Dec. 15, 1835; William F., born Jan. 25, 1838; Thomas B., born July 6, 1841; Rebecca J., born May 14, 1845, wife of Salem Hensley; and Mary E., born May 7, 1848, wife of Charles B. True.  Henry and George D. are deceased.  The three eldest were soldiers in the late rebellion and won laurels that will long be remembered.  Abner and William F., were members of the Fourth Independent Cavalry, and Thomas B., was in the Ohio National Guard service.  Mr. Howard celebrated his second marriage Mar. 7, 1881, with Mrs. Rebecca Martin, widow of Samuel Martin (deceased).  Her first husband was Jacob Debolt, by whom she had one son, George H. Debolt, who was born in Savannah, Ga.., May 20, 1939.  He enlisted in the late war June, 1862, in Company E, Eighty-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry.  He was elected Second Lieutenant, and subsequently promoted to Captain of the company of which he was a member.  Mrs. Howard is a daughter of George and Sarah Hartter, and a native of Washington County, Penn.  She was born Dec. 23, 1814.  Mr. and Mrs. Howard are members of teh Methodist Episcopal Church of Ripley.  He is also identified with the fraternity of I. O.O. F.  His political views are Republican.  He was one of the first Abolitionists in Brown County.  Honestly and consientiously did he believe in the emancipation of the colored race a thing of justice, and both by word and vote did he work to promote this element of equity and right.  Mr. Howard is a man who stands high in the estimation of his fellow-men, and this tribute is well merited. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page  68
	Union Twp. - CYRUS HOWARD (deceased).  One of the leading influential farmers of Union Township in his day was the subject whose name heads this sketch.  He was born near Ripley Dec. 9, 1812.  His parents, Abner and Priscilla (Byne) Howard, were among the earliest pioneers of Brown County.  Mr. Howard was reared on his father's farm till fifteen years of age, when he engaged in transporting pork and provisions by flat-boat to New Orleans.  He made fifteen trips to the Crescent City.  The last one he made in 1842.  He then turned his attention to farming, which he followed with marked success up to his death.  In 1835, he purchased the farm on which occurred his demise, and cleared it up from its original wild state.  He was a man of good business qualities, and attended to the settlement of a number of estates.  He was a stockholder and Director in the Farmers' Bank of Ripley for a number of years.   He was a man of uncompromising honor and sterling integrity.  As a citizen, he was enterprising, and as a neighbor, kind and generous to a fault.  He was a member of the Christian Church of Ripley for over forty years, and was one of its ablest pillars.  His political affiliations were with the Whigs till the organization of the Republican party, in 1854, when he united himself with that political body, and ever afterward remained an earnest advocate of its principles and doctrines.  He was a man, quiet and unostentatious, and never sought the honors of a political position, but rather declined offices of trust.  On the evening of Feb. 14, 1877, on his way home from Ripley, he was attacked by robbers and beaten so badly that he died on the 13th of March following.  He left a widow and two sons.  His marriage with Mrs. Howard, nee Miss Mary  Stephenson, occurred Apr. 16, 1835.  She was a daughter of James and Isabell (Kilpatrick) Stephenson, who were among the earliest settlers of Brown County, and still earlier of Mason County, Ky.  Four children were the fruits of this union; of these, two are living - Alfred S., born Apr. 16, 1836, married Anna True, and William C., born July 24, 1840, was married May 15, 1866, to Lizzie M. King (daughter of G. H. and Hannah King), by whom he has had two children - James H. and Alfred S., July 9, 1861, W. C. Howard entered the Fourth Independent Cavalry and served as bodyguard to Generals McKinstry, Halleck, McPherson and Howard.  He was present when the gallant McPherson met his tragical death.  He participated in the following engagements: Silver Creek, Blackwater, siege of Corinth, Port Gibson, Raymond, Utica (where he was slightly wounded) and subsequently Jackson, Champion Hills, Big Black Bridge, siege of Vicksburg, and in all the battles on the famous Atlanta campaign up to July 5, 1864.  A portion of his services were rendered in the capacity of Orderly Sergeant.  He was honorably discharged and mustered out at Cincinnati.  He returned home, and the same year was elected Sheriff of Brown County.  He served one term, and was a candidate for the office, in 1866, but was defeated by only 150 votes.  In 1866, he was appointed United States Marshall, and filled that office one year.  In 1868, he removed to Kansas, where he resided till March, 1877.  Since that time, he has divided his time - spending his summers in Kansas, and winters in his native place. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page  69
	Byrd Twp. - GEORGE E. HOWLAND, merchant, Decatur, son of Willis and Susan Howland, was born in Byrd Township Nov. 20, 1849.  His father dying when he was two years old, and his mother in his seventh year, he was taken by his grandfather, James Edwards, who cared for him and his wants till he was fourteen, when he started out in life working by the month, at $13 per month.  He continued in this employment five years, then worked at blacksmithing two years.  In 1867, he formed partnership with M. A. Neal in huckstering.  In April, 1872, he engaged in the mercantile trade with a capital of $3,700, which he had accumulated in other pursuits.  By close attention and careful management, he has achieved a good success, and has established a large business.  In 1882, he erected a fine store building at a cost of $2,500.  He was married, June 12, 1879, to Miss Nannie Howland, a daughter of William and Jane Howland.  She bore him two children - Orville Ray and Bertha Lee.  Mr. Howland is serving his third term as Township Treasurer.  Politically, he is a Republican.  He is a young man of sterling business qualities, and well merits the success which he has acquired. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page  303
	Huntington Twp. - WILLIAM A. HUTCHISON, farmer, P. O. Aberdeen.  William Hutchison, the grandfather of our subject, was born in the Blue Mountains, in Loudoun County, Va., about seventy-five miles from Richmond, in 1757, and died in Brown County Jan. 7, 1841, in the eighty-fourth year of his age.  He was a soldier in the Revolution war, participated in the decisive battle in which Cornwallis was defeated, and stood near that General when he surrendered his sword to Washington.  When about twenty-six years of age, he married Rebecca Cooper, a lady of about his own age, who was raised in his neighborhood.  In 1795, he embarked in a flat boat at Pittsburgh, and, coming down the Ohio River, did not land for fear of the Indians and Tories along the river until he arrived at Maysville, then but a station of a few log cabins.  After eight years' residence at a fort four miles from Maysville, and where Washington, Ky., now stands, he bought sixty acres of land in Huntington Township, Brown County, Ohio, on which he lived until his death, as above given.  His wife died in this township Jan. 15, 1853, in the eighty-seventh year of her age.  They were the parents of eleven children, all of whom lived to reach their majority; they were all Baptists, and the men were Democrats.  Their youngest son Samuel, father of our subject, was born in Brown County in 1810, and, on Mar. 4, 1841, married Tamar Lock, who was born in Brown county in 1820, and died Aug. 9, 1878; she united with the Christian Church when quite young, and lived as a consistent member of that church until her death.  By her Mr. Hutchison had eleven children, four sons and seven daughters.  The father lived on the farm, originally purchased by his father for sixty-nine years, and three years ago moved to Adams County.  His son, William A., the subject of this sketch, was born in this township in 1845, and remained on the farm with his parents until twenty-seven years of age, when he commenced life for himself.  He was married Dec. 19, 1872, to Fanny, daughter of Benjamin Payne, and a native of this county, where she was born Nov. 23, 1851; by her he had three children - Micajah M., Clara B. and Nellie L.  After his marriage, he rented his father's farm until 1881, when he purchased 101 acres of land where he now resides.  He and his wife are members of the Christian Church, to which they connected themselves eight years ago. Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page  169

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