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Tanesdell and C. B. Smith the attesting witnesses thereto whose testimony was reduced to writing and it appearing that said John Dean at the time of executing said will was of full age of sound mind and memory and was not under any restraint. It is ordered that said will be admitted to Probate and together with the said testimony be recorded. E. R. Allen Probate Judge Which said Will and proof are in the words and figures following to wit: - The last will and testament of John Dean: I, John Dean, of the County of Pike and State of Ohio being in my right mind do make and publish this my last will: I give devise and bequeath my estate and property real and personal as follows: To my two sons William Dean and Ellis Dean in consideration of the love and respect care and maintenance exercised towards me in these my last days I bestow all the right title and interest of which I may die possessed in a certain tract or parcel of land located in the State of Illinois arising or growing out of a Land Warrant issued to me by the U. S. Government for services rendered by me during the War of 1812 with Great Britain which has been entered but have not yet received the Patent for the same but which is now in process of completion. They the said William and Ellis to have the same in their own right. Likewise I bestow upon the said William and Ellis all the personal or chattel property of which I may die possessed. Further: I do hereby appoint and constitute William Dean as Executor of this my last will and testament. In witness where of I have signed and sealed and published and declared this instrument as my last will at the County of Pike and State of Ohio on this 9th day of May Anno Domini Eighteen Hundred and Seventy Three. his JOhn X Dean [seal] mark Signed sealed and published as the last will and testament of John Dean of Pike County Ohio by him and we at this request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto written our names as subscribing witnesses this 9th day of May A. D. 1873. C. B. Smith William Mickey William F. Tanesdell State of Ohio Pike County On this 30th day of Sept A.D. 1874 formally appeared before me E. R. Allen Judge of the Probate Court within and for the County of Pike and State aforesaid C. B. Smith and William F. Tanesdell of the County of Pike and State of Ohio who being duly sworn according to an depose and say that they have now and here seen and inspected the paper writing produced as and for the last will and testament of John Dean late of said Pike County dec'd that they are the attesting witnesses to said will that the said John Dean at the time of executing said will was of full age of sound mind and memory and was not under any restraint at the time of executing the same. That said paper writing was acknowledged and declared by the said John Dean in our presence as and for his last will and testament, that the said will was read in our presence, that we attested and subscribed the same in the presence of the said John Dean at his request and that we subscribed the same in the presence of each other. C. B. Smith Wm. F. Tanesdell Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me the 30th day of Sept. AD 1874 E. R. Allen Probate Judge ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 11:17:21, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: CHARLES S. ALBRIGHT - DARKE COUNTY A PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF DELAWARE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES, IND. A.W. Bowen & Co., 1894 - Page 819-820 CHARLES S. ALBRIGHT, embalmer and undertaker of Winchester, is a native of Darke county, Ohio, and was born December 19, 1863; he is a son of Henderson L. and Catherine (Leedy) Albright. Henderson L. was a son of Simpson and Mary (Snowderly) Albright, natives of Germany; Mrs. Catherine Albright was born in Darke county, Ohio. Henderson L. answered the call for 100 day men in the early part of the late war, and after his return engaged in farming until 1886, and then in undertaking, under the firm name of Ford & Albright, until 1887, when he retired to private life. His family consisted of the following children: Fremont, William D., Winfield S. and Charles S., and they also reared a girl, Lizzie Morris, now the wife of William D. Albright. Mr. Albright has been very liberal in his donations to church and school, and especially so in regard to Ottoman University. Charles S. Albright was reared a farmer in Darke county and received a very liberal education, but by overstudy was obliged to relinquish his books and engage in business. In 1887 he began the study of embalming and funeral directorship under Curtis, of Greeneville, Ohio, for a short time and then with Gross & Son, at Springfield. He then went into partnership with Peter Myers, but soon parted with him and came to Winchester in October, 1889. He holds a diploma from Clark's school of Indiana, dated May, 1889, and later he received a diploma from the United States college of Embalming, of New York city, and on coming here engaged in business under the firm name of Albright Bros. The firm carry a full line of caskets, robes, etc., and have three hearses and a funeral car, and are thus fully equipped for all demands for their services. October 6, 1889, Mr. Albright was married in Preble county, Ohio, to Miss Edna Huddle, a daughter of Noah and Mary (Seitz) Huddle, born August 7, 1867. One child, Earle, has been born to this union. The parents are members of the United Brethren church, and in politics he is a republican. Under her husband's able instructions. Mrs. Albright has also become an expert in embalming and undertaking. Mr. Albright is of an enterprising spirit, and takes great interest in all movements that have for their object the advancement of the city of Winchester. ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 11:17:29, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: EDWIN S. JAQUA - DARKE COUNTY A PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF DELAWARE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES, IND. A.W.Bowen & Co., 1894 - Page 912-913 EDWIN S. JAQUA, one of the rising young members of the Winchester bar, was born in New Madison, Darke county, Ohio, May 8, 1853, and is a son of Charles and Mary (Putman) Jaqua. Edwin S. was thirteen years of age when he left his native county and came to Winchester and entered the office of Charles Williamson, now of the "Big 4" railroad, and with him he remained for five years; he next went to Burlington, Iowa, where for four years he was employed as bookkeeper in a bank; next, he went to Cleveland, Iowa, in 1876, and had the superintendency of a large general store for four years, and then returned to Winchester, and in 1881 engaged in the abstract and loan business, and read law with Thompson & Marsh for two years, being, at the expiration of that time, admitted to the bar. He at once formed a partnership with J.W. Macy and J.P. Goodrich, which existed until 1891, when Mr. Jaqua withdrew and opened an office on his sole account. His ability has won for him a large clientage and he has met with a remunerative success. In June, 1893, he formed a partnership with Mr. B.F. Marsh. May 4, 1891, Mr. Jaqua was united in marriage with Miss Lulu Clayton, who was born February 28, 1870, and who is a daughter of John W. Clayton, president of the Farmers' & Citizens' bank, of Farmland, and Mary (Wright) Clayton of whom a sketch will be found in this work. One little stranger has come to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jaqua, and he is called John C. Mr. Jaqua has always manifested shrewd business qualities, and has a natural aptitude for investment of funds. He has an interest in Farmers' & Citizens' bank, of Farmland, as well as in the Bank of Portland, and has, besides a cozy little farm of sixty-five acres near Huntsville, Randolph county. In politics he is a republican, and has served his party as secretary of the central county committee. He is equally as popular with his brethren in the practice of law as with the public in general. ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 11:17:26, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: NELSON W. FERGUSON - DARKE COUNTY A PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF DELAWARE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES, IND. A.W.Bowen & Co., 1894 - Page 1022 NELSON W. FERGUSON, an attorney-at-law of Ridgeville, Ind., is a native of the Buckeye state. He was born in Darke county, April 9, 1863; is a son of Hiram Ferguson, who is mentioned elsewhere in this work. When he was a lad of five summers, his parents came to this county, and he was reared within its borders and acquired his education in its public schools. At the age of six he came to Winchester with the family, and in the fall of 1869 removed to Deerfield. Nelson then attended the Deerfield schools until a youth of sixteen, when he took charge of a stationary engine, which he operated for three years. He then learned the milling trade and moved to Michigan in the fall of 1886, where he was engaged as head miller of a large flouring mill, which position he held until the spring of 1887, when he engaged as commercial traveler for a wholesale grocery house of Detroit, Mich. After nine months spent in that capacity he quit the road, and in the spring of 1889 he took up the study of law. He was admitted to the bar in June, 1891, and has since devoted his energies to the practice of his chosen profession. On the 2d of August, 1882, Mr. Ferguson led to the marriage altar Miss Gertrude McClain, who was born in this county September 23, 1864, and was a daughter of Shadrack and Henriette (Stick) McClain, who now reside in Ridgeville, Two children were born of this union, a son and daughter, Carl L. and Nina C. Mrs. Ferguson departed this life September 30, 1888, and her remains were interred in Ritenhouse cemetery, where a beautiful marble monument marks her last resting place. She was a faithful helpmeet to her husband, a loving wife and devoted mother, and her many excellencies of character won her the high esteem and warm regard of all with whom she was brought in contact. Many friends mourned her loss. Mr. Ferguson exercises his right of franchise in support of the republican party, but has never found time or inclination to enter the political arena, and win official honors. Socially, he is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Rebecca branch of the Odd Fellows. He is also serving as notary public. Since opening his law office in Ridgeville he has built up a good practice, and now ranks among the leading attorneys of the community. Pleasant and genial in manner, he is popular with all, and is a highly respected citizen, and few residents of Randolph county stand higher, either professionally or socially. The family are also sincerely esteemed. ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 11:17:24, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: GEORGE WARD LINN - DARKE COUNTY HISTORY OF OHIO, The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925 Vol. III, Page 38 GEORGE WARD LINN. Collecting stamps is a hobby that strikes nearly every normal boy and frequently remains an absorbing avocation in later years. Many interesting and famous persons all over the world have become well informed philatelists, as those who pursue the science of stamp collecting are known. An internationally known dealer in rare stamps and stamp collector lived at Columbus, in the person of George Ward Linn. Mr. Linn began collecting when about ten years of age, and continued it for a number of years as an amateur and gradually developed it into an important business. Mr. Linn was born at Greenville, in Darke County, Ohio, in 1884, son of William McMillan and Belle (Radabaugh) Linn. On his mother's side he is descended from the Ward family. The Wards were among the first settlers of Darke County, and had to protect their pioneering efforts of home making against hostile Indians. William M. Linn, his father, was born at Greenfield, in Highland County, Ohio, and for a number of years was a prominent Ohio journalist. He was editor and publisher of papers at Versailles, Greenville, Wapakoneta and Hamilton, from where he went to Dayton and conducted a general printing business of the city. This business is now conducted as W.M. Linn & Sons Company. His two active associates are his sons, William J. and Edward R. Linn. The Linn plant, is famous for its fine quality of artistic printing. In the Linn family printing is revered as an art as well as a practical business. George Ward Linn learned printing under his father. Samples of very beautiful and artistic books he produced for his stamp business show high skill in the printing art. While earning his living as a printer, Mr. Linn became more and more interested in stamp collection, and gradually built up a small business as a dealer until finally he left printing to concentrate his entire attention upon his specialty. His business is known as the George W. Linn Company, and has been conducted under that name since 1904. In the sale and collection of old and rare stamps his business runs into thousands of dollars annually. He makes purchases and receives orders for stamps from practically every country where stamps are used in any way. Some of his specimens have been among the rarest and most highly valued among philatelists, and have brought large prices. He ransacks all corners of the earth for specimens of old, rare and obsolete issues, some of them of much historic interest. He is an active member of the American Philatelic Society, the New York Collectors Club and other national and local Philatelic societies. Mr. Linn married Mayme Julia Phyllis, and they have one daughter and one son, Hazel Phyllis and Ward Roy Linn. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #279 *******************************************