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OF GOSIIEN TOWNSHIP. 559 I~~LI'~~s W. Miner in the coont~r, \\-as born on the place where lle nomT resides, in 1840. 1Ie married IL daughter of Ruloff I'arrish. an olcl settler of Gosl~en. often referred to nl this \rorl
560 'RIOGRAPE-IY ANT) REMTNTSCRNC'ES Jnmes Nicl~olson, a native of Scotlancl. caune to the United Stt~tes in 1819, locating in St. Ti~wrence co~ul~ty, r\:. Y., where 11e resitletl iultil 1838, cvhen lie migrated to Sangamon ceanty, Ill. In IS42 Ire settlecl in this township ancl diecl here in 1856, agecl'sistv-six years. llis \\rife died prior t'o the re~noual of the fanlily d30i~l l'ork sti~te. Six of his chilclren settlecl in Stark county, na111elj : David, Jane, \rite of Ja,mes Johnson, Toulon ; James, cit'izen of California, Elizabetl~ (dece:lsed), Peter, in Nebmska, and William, of Compt~ny 13, Tliilat \r-sevezlt8h <strong>Illinois</strong> Volunteer Int;znti~y, 11711o tlietl in ilospital at St,. LO&, Mo., in IM2. Davicl Nicholson was born in Scotlland, irl 1 SIS, ncco~npanietl his palaents in all their travels, but precetlecl liis 1;r.tller in settleil~ent heiae, having located one-half mile west of llis present llollie in 18-4-1, ant1 entered the eighty acres on which his house norv stantls. 111 F~~I-LI:IIB>T, 1843, lie marned Jane, daughter of Thonlns Jollnson, tlle~l resitling near Springfieltl, Ill. After the cerenloll )r 11e 11;d oilly t\rcnt~-!-ivc cents left to begin life on, and this inrestrnent is now i.epresetlt&1 by 485 acres of well i~npi-ovetlantl - all the iaesult of his own thrift aa;l enter~~rise. Of the eleven children bovn to Mr. Niclioison ten ;we li\ri n e l : Louisa, &Iiurgaret, Janles an tl Tlioml~s, t\r ins, &[ill'\., Eobert Daricl J., Carrie, Williain F., Francis l:., ant1 Nancy (tlecenseti). Mr. an tl DiZrs. Nicl~olson iit~ve been ine~nbers of tlie Coi@reg;.at i O1l:ill chnrcl~ at Totllon for over thirty years. Poli tici~lly 11c is :L Ltel~oblici~it. Eric Ci. fIro745a~*g, JI~;LS born in W;LSIIO C O L ty, ~ in tlie Uisti*ict of Westel*- o.otlancl, S~vetlen, June 22, 1813. There his' fatller tlietl in Marcll, the b tollowing year, ant1 with his inother, Eric ~vorlted on tl~c fi~rnl ant1 attendecl school. S~tbsequentlg he cle~ked in n factory for one \TeiLy, then \vas appointed an officer of the gorerllrrlent in one of the counties, - which position he filled up to May, 1342, wllen lle eltlig~aatetl to Ainericn. On his iinmigration lie settled near &lilwaukee, Wis. 111 1 S44 11e moved to Luclington, Miell., n-l~ere he \vns the first settler. In 1S4S he joined the Bishop Hill colony, at~cl in 1863 settletl in Goshen township. I-Ie was married at 13ishop Hill to Miss 13ritta .lol~nson'in 1S4S. Of their tlrree chiltl~aen, two are living : Calaoline, wife of Jolln A. Jones, nrltl C+ustavus, an attorney of Iloldrege, Neb. 311. Norbe~g is, in religious life, :L S\~-etlenbo~*gian ; in politics Ile is very 1 il)e1*:~1, a1 \v;i~s votino- for men rat her than for party. ~ichael i\TOflI~1), one of the old settlers of Stark county, was 1jo1an in Carlow county, Ireland, in IS00 ; emig~aatetl to Ne\vfonntllmltl in yo~lth, ant1 there, lor se~era~l years, ~vas engagetl in tile Hsl~eries. &Ita. &owlan was m:~rried in Newf'oon tllantl. Moving in to the IJni tetl States tire family made a holrle at Boston for soltle time, ;nu1 nest settled at ~orcester, PliIass., the fa tllel3 being eng;r,geetl in the construction of America's first r;lilro;~d. In IS40 he sougllt the westen) paairies as a home for llis Iaxge fa~rlily, ant1 came to this county oi(h the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, JIississippi antl <strong>Illinois</strong> rivers - he t~~ip, even fortvseven years ago, being a long ;~ntl\wary one. IIe settletl on the w&t half, soutl~ruest quaiatel*, section 22, Goshen, \\;~llting to Rock Isl;~ntl PIL . roqcte to C+alena, to 1n:rke tlre entrv. Subsecluently he entered the north half, nortlieast cln;~rtel*, section 28, but lllatle liis home 011 the honleste;ul of 1840, \rl~ei*e liis witlow still resitles. IIis sons. Patrick,
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II:I~JLIIZh TO\\'NSIIll'. 1'EElOl)
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C HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY. Preston
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George White, lot 3, sec. 16; Nov.
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# EL\[ IRA 'liolVP;SNTP. ,Jollii Gi
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ull to meet him there ; ' thought t
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1 , 1 : &I:LP,Y Godley, '71 ; Marth
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XLNIKA TOWNSHIP. 435 o~ganiaation.
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ELMIRA TOWNSHIP. 437 Niner, It. Gri
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G. Brace, Alexander Ca~lleron, -Wal
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ELMIRA TOWNSEIIP. 441 were electecl
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Lizxie Eeattie, Christians E. Armst
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tlatecl August 26: 1861. The direct
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ELMIRS TOWNSHIP. 447 ette Circuit,
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E:LAlIIiA TOWNSHIY. 449 a o11(1 ern
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ELMIRA TOWNSHIP. 451 but were unabl
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454 HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY. ament,
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456 BIOGICAPB'SZ' AND REMINISCENCES
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458 BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES Loc
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464 BIOGRAPHY AND RER~INI SCENCES C
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490 BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISOENCES Rox
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492 BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES Abr
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484 HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY. Samuel
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Joseph Wright, s. e, qr. sec. 11; J
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lS%3EX TOWNSHIP. 499 Edward Trickle
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ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 501 was no school n
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ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 503 the county. 0.
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EL~IIRA TOWNSHIP. 505 the bluff " j
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ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 507 \ /'. which, wi
Page 86 and 87: OF ESSEX TOWXSHIP. 509 Johrt C70Zwe
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Page 94 and 95: OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 517 ceeded is sh
Page 96 and 97: OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 519 daughter of
Page 98 and 99: OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 521 Weigal, a na
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Page 102 and 103: GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. 525 Xolomon WiZk:i
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Page 112 and 113: GOSFIXN TOWNSHIP. 535 western tomns
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Page 118 and 119: GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. 541 dy, Elijah Pon
Page 120 and 121: OF GOSIIEN TOWNSHIP. 543 well as of
Page 122 and 123: OF' GOSHEN TOTVNSHIP. 545 in that v
Page 124 and 125: OF GOSFIEK TOWNSHIP. 547 county. Of
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Page 139 and 140: entered in Goshen townshil). One ye
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Page 154 and 155: OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 5'71 bv 356 pupil
Page 156 and 157: OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 581 H. Candee as
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Page 160 and 161: OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 585 was held on &
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Page 170 and 171: OF GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. 595 has always
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PENN TOWNSRIP. 61 1 Rev. J. L. Scot
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VENN TOWNSHIP. 615 lene Dicl~erson!
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OF PEKN TOWNSHIP. 61.7 3Iibes Avery
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620 BIOGICAPHY AND REMINISCENCES sh
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622 BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES add
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BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES i I (St
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OF IWNN TOWNSHIP. 639 George Green'
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OF PENN TOWNSHIP. 633 countrv. At t
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NG-wren Pettit, died Maty 4, 1886,
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OF PENN TOWNSHIP. 637 singer tailor
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OF PENN TOWNSHIP. 639 of Midclletow
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-. VALLEY TOWNSHIP. Jalnes Sawyer,
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VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 643 Curlton A. Fox
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VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 645 The justices o
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VALLEY TOWNSHIP. James 1-1. Garside
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OP VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 651 1866, Mr. A
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OF VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 653 August 16,
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OF VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 655 Down reside
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OF VaLLEY TOWNSHIP. 657 65 acres to
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OF VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 659 C/~arZes 3L
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OF VALLEY TOWNSHIP. nois Infantry A
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OP VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 663 the wife of
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OF VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 665 Simmerman p
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county, Ill., whose parents mere na
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OF VAL I. G s TOWNSI L IP. 611 in i
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 673 Andrew Jo
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 615 hf. of JV
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 617 in April,
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 679 school ;
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 681 * Swanlc,
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 683 built the
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OF WEST JERSEY TOWNS~IP. ,685 ]lave
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02' WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 687 , I,.
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OF WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 689 Dr. Cl
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OF WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 1831, and
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OF WEST JERSEY TOWJS SHIP. 693 Miss
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OF WEST JER4EY TOWNSHIP. while in t
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eceived a ul-acticitl ecluc:litlion
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I OF WEST *JISRSET TOWNSHIP. son A.
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OF WEST JERSEY TOlVNSftfP. 703 I Ma
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I , ' s .z geiieral stlore at, West
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CONCLUSION. The expentlitnres of th
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