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BIOGRAPHIES
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1913
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E.
W. PARTINGTON, a successful general farmer of
Green township, Shelby county, O., residing nine miles
southeast of Sidney, where he owns 118˝
acres of excellent land, the old home place, was born
here and has the privilege of being associated with the
old familiar landmarks that he can remember since
childhood.
Edward W. Partington
married Miss Ora D. Middlekauff, who was born in
Indiana. They have no children and now live retired,
Mr. Partington finding enough to still occupy
his time in overseeing his large property. During his
active years he carried on general farming and stock
raising and his land still brings him a satisfactory
income. He still occupies the residence his father built
but has made many improvements. Mr. Partington
has always been a democrat although he has never been
willing to accept office, but his judgment is valued by
his fellow citizens and is often consulted. Mr. and
Mrs. Partington have a wide circle of friends.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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M.
E. PARTINGTON, who has been a lifelong resident
of Shelby county, O., resides on his valuable and well
improved farm of 156 acres, which lies in Green
township, one mile east of Plattsville. He was born one
and one-half-miles southeast of this place and is a son
of Edwin and Jemima Partington.
Edward Partington was born in Union county,
Ind., in 1831 and came to Green township, Shelby county,
with his mother when nine years old and remained here
during the subsequent years of his life, dying in 1905.
He was a man of high standing in his community and was
widely known. His widow; who still survives, was born in
1831, and six children were born to them: Joseph,
who lives near Middletown; John D., who lives at
Midway, Shelby county; Mrs. Mary Middleton; William
E., who lives at Sidney; Edwin W., who
operates the homestead farm; and M. E.
M. E. Partington remained on the home farm
during his boyhood while. attending school and afterward
until 1900, but when he married he came to this farm
which his father owned, and bought it in 1906, and here
carries on farming and stock raising very successfully.
In 1900 Mr. Partington was married to Miss
Dora Yost, who is a daughter of Elisha Yost,
of one of the old pioneer families, and they have two
children: Florence and Myron. They are members of the
Christian church. In politics Mr. Partington is a
democrat.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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N.
A. PAULUS, who is one of Cynthian township's
substantial and valued citizens, doing a large
contracting and building business all through Shelby
county, resides on his valuable farm of 100 acres, which
lies three miles west of Newport, O. He was born
Mar. 6, 1869, in Patterson township, Darke county, O.,
and has spent his life in his native state.
When he was five years old Mr. Paulus was taken
to Wayne township and there lived all through his school
period, then learned his trade and continued to make his
home in that section until his marriage in 1900, to
Miss Mary Perin. Mrs. Paulus was born in
Cynthian township, a daughter of Julius and Rosa
(Frances) Perin, well known and highly respected
people of this township. Mr. Paulus bought
the interests of the different heirs in the Perin
farm and here he and family have lived ever since.
With the exception of the comfortable residence, Mr.
Paulus erected all the buildings now standing and
has made many other substantial improvements.
There are two sets of buildings on the place.
Mr. and Mrs. Paulus are members of the Catholic
church at Newport. They have three interesting
children: Clara, Francis and Rosa. Mr.
Paulus has always voted the democratic ticket but
has never been willing to accept political office,
making an exception when it came to membership on the
school board, and in Jan., 1912, he was elected a member
of the board of education of the Turner Special School
District to serve until 1916.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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PETER PAULUS,
who is one of the leading men of Loramie township, a
successful farmer and for eight years a member of the
school board of the Huffman Special School District,
lives on the north side of the east and west road, where
he owns eighty-two and one-half acres of excellent land.
He was born one and one-half miles north of Frenchtown
in Wayne township, Darke county, O., Feb. 29, 1872, and
is a son of John and Lena Paulus.
Peter Paulus attended the public schools
of Wayne township and after ward learned the carpenter
trade and then went into the threshing business which he
followed for eleven years in Shelby county after having
successfully followed the business for five years in
Darke county. He then purchased his present farm,
all of which with the exception of ten acres of
woodland, he has drained and tiled, fenced and otherwise
improved, and here carries on general farming and stock
raising.
Mr. Paulus married Miss
Elizabeth Francis, who was born in Loramie
township, a daughter of Stephen and Catherine (Pepiot)
Francis, who reside in the Francis Special School
District. Mr. and Mrs. Paulus have had
children as follows: Catherine, Lawrence, Thomas,
Stephen John, deceased,
Stephen, Martha and Christine. The
children have enjoyed excellent school advantages as
their father has always believed in general education.
They give great promise as to future usefulness.
Mr. Paulus has been a lifelong democrat
and several times has been elected to important township
offices by his party and has served most acceptably as
supervisor and road superintendent. With his
family he belongs to the Roman Catholic church at
Russia, O.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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MRS.
ELIZABETH PAUWELLS, one of the best known and
most highly esteemed owners of property in McLean
township, resides in section 2, where she has 109 acres
of both cultivated and pasture land. She was born in the
State of New York, May 12, 1842, and is a daughter of
John and Mary Louisa (Wesling) Stern.
The parents of Mrs. Pauwells were natives
of Germany and after coming to the United States they
lived for about six years in New York and then moved to
Auglaize county, O. There the father followed his trade
of stone cutter and also engaged in farming his death
occurring at Minster when aged about fifty years. His
wife survived to be sixty-three years of age. They were
members of the Catholic church and in that faith they
reared their eight children, four of whom survive, but
Mrs. Pauwells is the only one living in
Shelby county. She was five years old when her parents
settled at Minster and there she was reared and attended
school. She then married Ezabaus Pauwells,
generally known as Isaac Pauwells. He was
born and reared in Holland and in his own land learned
the baking trade. When twenty-one years of age he came
to America and in the course of time made his home at
Minster, O. Following his marriage he settled on the
farm in McLean township which now belongs to his widow,
working for twenty-five years for the firm of Coons
& White, who owned a sawmill at Dayton. He then
bought this farm and spent the rest of his life here,
making many improvements, draining and tiling all the
land that could be cultivated arid putting up the
buildings that are now in use. The eastern
boundary of the farm is the Loramie reservoir and
Loramie creek extends through the land, and thus thirty
acres, on account of overflow, is given up to pasturage.
During the fishing season the farm has many visitors and
preparations are always made for the annual influx, and
comfortable accommodations are provided for fishing
parties and stabling is given the teams. Boats and
fishing tackle are kept for hire. For fifty years
this has been a favorite rendezvous for the disciples of
Isaac Walton. Mr. Pauwells
was a genial host and was very highly considered by ail
who knew him. His death occurred July 6, 1903, at the
age of seventy-four years and his burial was at Minster,
O. He was a faithful member of St. Augusta Catholic
church.
To Mr. and Mrs. Pauwells the following children
were, born: Mary Louisa, who died when
aged nineteen months; John Ezabaus, who
died unmarried when aged forty-nine years; Bernard,
who lives in Jackson township, Auglaize county;
Annie, who is the wife of Benjamin Lampert,
lives at Minster; Margaret, who is the wife of
Henry Hollit, of Minster; August, who
died at the age of nine months; Catherine, who
died when aged eleven months; Julius, who
operates the home farm for his mother; and Caroline,
who lived but six weeks. Mrs. Pauwells and
children are members of the Catholic church.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
PENCE, farmer and stock dealer, residing in Salem
township, where he owns the old Pence homestead
of eighty acres, was born at Springfield, O., Sept. 14,
1850, and is a son of Jesse G. and Elizabeth (Bare)
Pence.
Jesse G. Pence was
born in Virginia and came to Ohio in early manhood.
In 1861 he moved on the farm above mentioned, coming
from Tremont, Clark county, a pioneer settler in this
section. He was married in Ohio to Elizabeth
Bare who was born in Pennsylvania.
For many years they lived a Salem township, Shelby
county, quiet farming people, good neighbors and
consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
When they passed away in the course of nature, they were
laid to rest in the cemetery at Port Jefferson.
They had the following children: Samuel B.,
John Q. A., Hosea, Louvisa, Lucinda and Emanuel.
Louisa became the wife of Jay Smith, and
Lucinda married J. McCormick.
John Quincy Adams Pence had district school
advantages and afterward remained assisting his father
on the home farm until the latter's death. For
eleven years following he worked on farms by the month
and then bought the old homestead, and all told has
since spent thirty years here engaging in general
farming and also dealing in stock.
Mr. Pence was married in 1880 to Miss Sarah
E. Kizer, a daughter of Philip and Phoebe Kizer,
who were farmers in Champaign county. Mrs.
Pence is the sixth of their children, the others
being: John Joseph; James; Elizabeth, wife of
John Hesselgesser; Catherine, wife of
Edwin Russell; Matilda, deceased; Etta,
wife of Tobias Foltz; Lillie, wife
of John Philips; and George. Mr.
and Mrs. Pence have one son, Forrest K., of
Zanesville, O., who married Bertha Price,
and they have a daughter, Dorothy Louise.
Mr. Pence and family are members of the
Methodist Episcopal church. In voting with the
republican party, Mr. Pence follows the
example set him by his honored father.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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W.
O. PENCE,* a well-known resident and successful
general farmer of Shelby county, lives on his
well-improved farm of forty acres which lies seven and
one-half miles southeast of Sidney. He was born in
Champaign county, O., in 1876, and is a son of
Frederick and Elizabeth (Blackford) Pence.
Frederick Pence belongs to a family that settled
early in Champaign county, O. During the Civil war
he enlisted from there and after his honor able period
of military service returned to Champaign county and
became a farmer but has been a resident of Shelby county
for many years and now lives retired at Pasco. He
married Elizabeth Blackford and the following
children were born to them: Mary Jane, Rhoda Ann,
Delilah, Russell, William O., Emma Jane, Minnie Ruth,
Naome, Frederick, Hattie, Harry, a babe that
died in infancy and all the others survive with the
exception of Mary Jane and Russell.
William O. Pence was educated in the public
schools and afterward assisted on the home farm and in
other sections of the county engaged in farm industries
until his marriage, when he settled on the farm he now
owns, on which he carries on a general line of
agriculture. He is an industrious, capable farmer
and so manages his land and stock that both prove
profitable.
Mr. Pence married Miss Alma A. Moore,
a daughter of George W. Moore, an old settler of
Shelby county, and they have two children: Delia
and Forrest, aged respectively twenty and
eighteen years. In his political views Mr.
Pence is a democrat and once served his township
in the office of road supervisor but otherwise has
accepted no public office.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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WILLIAM
A. PERRY, president and general manager of the
Sidney Steel Scraper Company at Sidney, O., an
enterprise of large importance, backed by ample capital
and officered with men of business experience and
reliability, was born in Union county, Ind., November
24, 1865, and is a son of Russell Biglow and Eliza
(Rider) Perry.
The father of Mr. Perry died when he was four
years old and his widowed mother moved then to Hamilton,
O., where, eight years later she married John
Laughlin and shortly afterward the family removed to
Sidney, where Mr. Laughlin became the head of the
Sidney School Furniture Company. Mr. Perry
was twelve years old when the family came to this city
and here he completed his education and began his
business career in the office of the Sidney School
Furniture Company, advancing from the position of
bookkeeper to be secretary and treasurer of that
concern. It was a prosperous business enterprise which,
on the death of Mr. Laughlin, was sold to
the American School Furniture Manufacturing Company.
Mr. Perry then went to New York City and for
two years had charge of the collection department for
that company and still further confidence was shown in
his tact, and ability by the company when they
commissioned him to go to Mexico and there establish a
branch house. His mission to Mexico was successful, but,
on account of becoming interested there in mining, one
year later he resigned his position with the above named
company and devoted the following three years to
developing Mexican mining properties. In the meanwhile
he associated himself with Julius Balke,
who is now vice president of the Brunswick-Balke
Company, of Chicago, Ill., in a partnership for the
manufacture of school and church furniture, under the
firm name of the Mexican School Furniture Company,
operating in conjunction with the American School
Furniture Company. Six months after starting their
factory was destroyed by fire and the partners decided
to return north instead of rebuilding, Mr.
Balke going to Chicago and Mr. Perry
to Sidney.
The Sidney Steel Scraper Company was established at
Sidney many years ago by the late William
Haslup and after returning to Sidney Mr.
Perry identified himself with this concern, which
was subsequently incorporated with a capital of
$200,000. For ten years Mr. Perry served
as secretary and treasurer and also as sales manager of
this company, and, on-the death of Mr. Haslup,
in 1912, succeeded him as president. The other officers
are: Ben Strauss, vice president, and W. L. Snyder,
secretary and treasurer.
Mr. Perry was
married at Sidney, O., to Miss Clara
Epler, who is a daughter of Thompson W.
Epler, a prominent citizen. They have one son,
John Perry. Fraternally Mr. Perry
is a Mason and politically a republican and
unquestionably is one of the reliable and conscientious
citizens of the community in which his life has-been
mainly spent and where his dearest interests are
centered.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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W.
T. PICKERING, who is numbered with the prosperous
and progressive agriculturists of Washington township,
owns a farm of 140 acres which lies twelve miles
southwest of Sidney. He was born in 1880, in
Putnam county, O., and is a son of M. S. Pickering,
who was born in Fairfield county, a member of one of the
old pioneer families. M. S. Pickering was a
farmer first in Paulding county, later in Shelby county
and at present is a resident of Fairfield county.
W. T. Pickering attended school in both Putnam
and Paulding counties and remained with his father until
1897, when he came to Shelby county and in 1907
purchased and settled on his farm in Washington
township. The general improvements he has placed
here give evidence of good judgment and he probably has
as fine a modern residence as can be found in the
township. He raises the usual grains of this
section and also devotes attention to stock raising.
Mr. Pickering was married in 1901 to Miss
Katie Patterson. They are members of the
Presbyterian church at Piqua. In his political
sentiments he is a democrat.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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HARRISON M. POTTS,
proprietor of a saw mill at Sidney, O., and also owner
of a fine farm of 160 acres, lying in Washington
township, two and one-half miles southwest of Sidney, is
a leading citizen of Shelby county and a justly honored
veteran of the great Civil war. He was born in
Miami county, near Fletcher, O., February 27, 1846, and
is a son of Jackson and Cynthia Ann (Lusena) Potts.
Jackson Potts was born in Warren county,
O., and his wife at Maysville, Ky. He engaged in farming
in Miami county but died early, his widow surviving
until after their son's return from the Civil war, when
she became the object of his filial care.
Harrison M. Potts remained on the home farm
until he was sixteen years of age, in the meanwhile
attending the district schools, afterward doing general
farm work in the neighborhood until he enlisted for
service in the Civil war, on August 15, 1862, in Company
E, 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His regiment was, a
part of the Second Brigade, Third Division, Sixth Army
Corps, Army of the Potomac. He was then only a lad of
seventeen years and practically had never previously
known any hardships. At the battle of Winchester, Va.,
shortly after his enlistment, he was captured by the
Confederates and was confined in Libby prison for two
days and two nights, afterward being sent to Belle Isle,
where he was kept from June 14, 1863, until July 27,
1863, when he, with other prisoners, was sent to
Annapolis, Md., to await formal exchange, which, not
taking place in three weeks, brought about such a state
of weariness and homesickness that the young soldiers,
only boys in years, determined to take matters into
their own hands and await exchange and parole in their
own homes. While this was against military law it was
natural and forgivable, for the three lads who slipped
out of camp when the guards were not looking, had no
idea of deserting. They practically walked the entire
distance from Annapolis to Fletcher, with the exception
of seventy-five miles, keeping to the National turnpike
unless they had reason to fear capture, when they made
detours, as they were aware that the provost guard, for
the sake of discipline, would return them to camp before
permitting them to make the longed for visit to their
homes. When about seventy-five miles east of Columbus
they fell in with a farmer, who, after learning the
facts, took them home with him and not only fed and
sheltered. them but gave them railroad fare to within
ten miles of Columbus. Unfortunately for the boys' hope
of quiet escape, there was a company of soldiers on
board the train and the captain of the company, thinking
the youths were deserters, promptly put them under
guard, and on reaching Columbus they were taken to the
State House and given the marble floor for a bed. From
the surrounding but sleepy guards the youths managed to
escape in the early morning and continued on their way
to Fletcher. For several weeks they remained in their
homes and then their own colonel, Colonel
Foster of Piqua, who was then visiting his home,
sent for them and advised them to return to the
prisoner's camp, which they did and were officially
exchanged with their company and with his regiment. At
the time of the New York riot, afterward, Mr.
Potts was with his regiment when it was sent to that
city and he continued until the close of the war,
participating in many battles and serious engagements.
After his honorable discharge, Mr. Potts
returned to his mother at Fletcher, and with the money
he had saved in the army he purchased a team and went to
farming. Later he moved on a farm in Turtle Creek
township, paying a fair rental for the same and it was
while there that he entered into the timber and saw mill
business'. After selling the interests he had acquired
there he came. to Sidney and entered the spoke and
bending business and since then he has been in the same
business at Ogden,. Ind., at Greensburg, Ind., and a
second time at Sidney. Mr. Potts is one of
the best known timber and lumber men in Shelby county
and is listed with the leading and representative men.
In addition to his lumber business he successfully
operates his farm and also finds time to investigate
into public matters pertaining to his own locality and
to serve frequently in responsible positions where his
business capacity is of great value to his fellow
citizens. At times he has filled the office-of treasurer
of Turtle Creek township, and is a member of the board
of trustees of the Sidney Water Works.
Mr. Potts was
united in marriage with Miss Mary E. Wakeman, a
daughter of the late Henry Wakeman, of
Turtle Creek township, and two sons were born to them:
Elmer and William, the last named dying
May 7, 1912. Mr. Potts is identified with
the Knights of Pythias.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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WILLIAM H. PRINCEHOUSE, funeral director, who
has been established in business at Sidney, O., since
March, 1898, was born near Palestine, in Green township,
Shelby county, O., May 19, 1866, and is a son of
Jacob and Mary (Bratigan)
Princehouse. Henry Princehouse, the
grandfather, who was born in Germany, was the founder of
the family in Shelby county, and Jacob
Princehouse, his son, was born in Green township,
south of Palestine, O., spent his life as a farmer and
died there. His widow survives and lives at Palestine,
Shelby county.
William H. Princehouse attended the country
schools in Green township and afterward engaged in
farming, residing on his own property until 1898, when
he came to Sidney, for four years afterward being in the
livery business. For the past ten years he has been in
the funeral directing business, being a practical
embalmer, a graduate of Clarke's School of Embalming of
Cincinnati. He has well equipped quarters in the Bingham
furniture store, and owns a funeral car, an ambulance
and an automobile for the proper and dignified
transaction of his business. He is identified with all
the leading fraternal organizations, including the
Masons, Odd Fellows, Elks, Red Men, Uniformed Knights of
Pythias and the Knights of Khorassan. He belongs also to
the Commercial Club at Sidney and is interested to some
degree in political matters. Personally Mr.
Princehouse has a wide circle of friends on account
of his friendly and kindly spirit and as a business man
he is held in respect.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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C.
K. PRUDEN, one of the representative citizens and
successful agriculturists of Orange township, whose well
improved farm of eighty acres lies three and one-half
miles south of Sidney, in 1870 He is a son of
James K Pruden and a grandson of Peter Pruden,
who was born in New Jersey and left there in early
manhood and went to Paris, Ky., where he engaged in
shoemaking until 1830, when he came to Shelby
county, and settled on the farm now owned by his
grandson, C. K. Pruden. He married
Christiana Amos, and they spent the closing years of
their lives in Orange township.
James K. Pruden was one of a family of eight
children and was born in Bourbon county, Ky., in 1826.
After he reached manhood he engaged in farming and stock
raising, improving his property and building the stanch
residence in which one of his sons resides, some
forty-five years ago. He lived to the age of
seventy-four years, a man well known and universally
respected. He married Mary E. Cooper, who
was born in Hamilton county, O., but was a child when
she came to Shelby county, and now is a beloved member
of the household of her son, J. Edward Pruden.
They had five children: J. Edward; Mrs. Mary Fields,
who is deceased; Mrs. Anna Beaman, who lives
on a part of the homestead; Alfred, who is
deceased; and Clark K., of the present review.
Clark K. Pruden has been engaged in farming and
stock raising ever since his school days, remaining on
the home place until his marriage and then moving to his
present farm. In 1893 he erected his comfortable
residence and has placed all other buildings and
improvements here and was actively engaged in his
various industries until 1910, when he retired to
some extent, since then renting out the larger part of
his land and devoting the rest to growing potatoes and
some common stock for home use.
Mr. Pruden married Miss Josephine Voress,
a daughter of Okey Voress, and they have
two children: James Earl, who is a member of the
graduating class of 1913, in Miami University, having
taken a chemical course; and Alfred David, who is
also a bright student, now in the Sidney schools, who is
making plans to enter the Ohio State University.
In politics, Mr. Pruden is a republican and has
been quite active in local affairs for many years.
He served five years as township clerk and very
acceptably served out also an unexpired term of the
township treasurer. He is identified with the Odd
Fellows, attending the meetings of the order at
Kirkwood.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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DAVID
M PRUDEN, general agent for the Union Central
Life Insurance Company of Cincinnati, O., for Shelby and
Miami counties, for a number of years has been a
resident of Sidney, where he has had business interests.
He was born on a farm in Orange township, Shelby county,
O., Dec. 29, 1836, and is a son of Peter and Anna
(Amos) Pruden.
Peter Pruden was probably born at Elizabeth, N. J.,
and was a shoemaker by trade, later became a farmer.
He was married in Benton county, Ky., where his wife,
Anna Amos, was born, and they came to Orange
township, Shelby county, and both died on the home farm.
On this farm David M. Pruden was reared and
resided until he was forty-six years of age when he came
to Sidney. Here he embarked in the farm implement
business and also engaged in handling wool. For
the last twenty years he has been connected with the
above standard insurance company and probably few men
are better known than he in the territory his business
interests cover.
In 1879 Mr. Pruden was married to Miss Anna
M. Thompson, who was born in Washington township,
Shelby county, a daughter of David Thompson, and
three children were born to them, namely: Nellie,
who died at the age of twenty-five years, was the wife
of Clifford Livingstone; Sadie, who died when
aged twenty-three years; and Catherine. Mr.
Pruden is identified fraternally with the
Masons, the Elks and the Knights of Pythias.
Source: History of Shelby County, Ohio and
representative citizens - Evansville, Ind. - 1913 - Page
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