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The residents of Monroe township
who were seventy-six years of age or upwards in 18776, are:
Thomas Moore, Sarah Moore, Thomas I. Moore, Jane Moore,
Hezekiah Moore, Mary Engle, Benjamin Culbertson, Mary
Culbertson, Solomon Colley, Lydia Colley, Aneas Randall,
Annie McDonald, Archibald Little, Delpha Grimsley, Sarah
White, William Wornock, Jane Wornock, Sidney Little, William
Thompson, Sarah Thompson, Sarah Anderson, Daniel Clark,
James Neil, John Neil, Sarah Richards, Amos Richards, Sarah
Gray, Elizabeth Clark, Isaac Beal, Andrew Thompson, Margaret
Willis, George Willis, Nancy Virtue, Martha Akin, Lydia
Lanning, Sarah Edwards, James Crosgrove, J. Hollingsworth,
Margaret Shaw, John Smith, Eleanor Campbell, Rebecca
Burnworth, Matthew Johnson, Pleasant Tedrick.
OAKLEY LANNING
was born in Monroe township in
1834, and lived with his parents until his marriage in 1865
to his wife Martha. Since then they have lived
on their present place in Monroe township. They have
five children: Mary Elizabeth, Lydia Ann, Jerry Jasper,
William Oakley, and Addie Jane. Mr. Lanning
is at present serving as supervisor and school director.
He owns one hundred and eighty-five acres of land. In
politics he is a Democrat.
ISAAC M. LANNING, farmer,
was born in Sussex county, New Jersey, in 1788. He
purchased land in this county, but had the misfortune to
lose it by reason of a defective title. In 1817 he
espoused Lidie Fuller, who was born in1800, and two
years later he moved to his farm here, where he died in
1867. His widow still survives him. Of their
nine children, George C. was next to the youngest,
and was born in 1840. While teaching school in Indiana
he met Eva Brown, who was born in 1846, and they were
united in holy wedlock in 1865, and have since lived on the
homestead. Their children are: Harriet A., Samuel
E., Victoria, Oscar, Jenny, Mattie, and Frank.
Mr. Lanning farms one hundred and fifty-nine acres.
The senior Lanning was justice of the peace twenty four
years, and his son has also held that office.
FREDERICK BRANINGER
WILLIAM DEVAULT
BARTHOLOMEW LONGSTRETH
SAMUEL VIRTUE, SR.
EDWARD ROSAMOND
ISAAC BEAL
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