Eudolphia H. Sirpless was married to Rowlan N. Pitten- ger Oct. 26, 1876; she was married in this county; they have two children. Samantha E. Sirpless was married to John W. BeelerNov. 26, 1877 ; he was born in Illinois.
McFARLAND, SAMUEL, farmer; P. 0. Barnes; he was born in this township April 21, 1832 ; he remained with his parents until he was 20 years old. He was then married to Miss ^lary Ann Fleming March 9, 1852 ; she was born in Franklin Co., Penn., March 21, 1832 ; they have nine children, four sons and five daughters — Joseph 0., John H., George W., Frank B., Sarreta A., Mary E., Catherine D., Martha E. and Lilly B., all living. Sarreta was married to Charles W. Stone Aug. 6, 1871 ; they have three children ; they reside in this township. Mr. McFarland remained on the old homestead after his marriage until 1870 ; then he bought the farm formerly owned by David McFarland, where he then removed and where he has ever since resided, and where he expects to remain the rest of his days. Mr. McFarland has by hard work and strict attention to business made for himself and family a good home, he i? also the present Postmaster of Barnes Post Office, and has been for several years. He also served four months as a private soldier in the late war.
McFARLAND, GEORGE, farmer and fruit-dealer ; P. 0. Barnes. Mr. McFarland was born in Frederick Co., Md., Oct. 29, 1805; he came to this county in 1827, and remained about one year when he returned to Mary- land, and remained about eight months; he then return- ed to this county and has lived here ever since. Mr. McFarland worked at the shoemaking trade for several years when he first came to this county ; he then bought 30 acres of land from his father ; he resided there about twenty-three years, when he bought 5 acres from John K. Barnes, and also 30 acres from Daniel Zetinger ; then he bought 10 acres more from James Chew, then he had 75 acres in one body ; this land he sold to his son Samuel ; about the year 1853, bought 70 acres from James Marshal, in Monroe Township, where he moved in 1853, and remained until 1872; then he again sold and returned to this township and bought 9 acres from his son Samuel, where has built a fine resi- dence and where he expects to remain the rest of his days. Mr. McFarland was married to Mary Schlosser May 9,1831 ; she was born in Frederick Co.,Md.,in 1812, they have eleven children, seven sons and four daugh- ters — Samuel, Andrew, Robert, John, Mark, George, David, Rosetta, Catharine, Elizabeth and Mary (deceased). Samuel was married to Mary Fleming, they have nine children. Andrew was married to Lydia A. Johnson ; they have two children. Robert was mar- ried to Mary Norris ; they have six children ; they reside in Mansfield. John was married to Rosina Applegate ; they have five children. Mark was married to Sadie Ohler ; they have three sons ; reside in Illinois ; George was married to Jane Hesten. David was married to Maranda McConky ; they have one child. Rosetta was married to Samuel Mentzer. Catherine was married to George Wilson ; they have eight children. Elizabeth was married to Ezra Davis ; they have three children ; they reside in Kansas. Mr. McFarland's children were all raised to good habits ; they are all married and doing well. He has always been a strict member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
��McGREGGOR, LANDON, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. 0. Hastings. Mr. McGreggor was born in Columbi- ana Co., Ohio, in 1823 ; he remained with his parents until about the year 1840 ; he then left home and came to this county and worked by day's labor ; he saved his money till he got enough to buy a home in the village of Washington ; he remained there about four years ; he then sold and bought 38 acres from Christian Gribling, and five years afterward sold again and bought 180 acres from John Snyder, where he now resides ; when he came to this county, he had not one penny to his name ; by being industrous and economical, he has got to be quite wealthy ; he has a fine residence and his farm is well improved. Mr. McGreggor was married to Elizabeth Pearce in 1853 ; she was born in Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio, in 1813 ; they had three children, all of whom are dead. Mr. McGreggor' s parents came to this county about the year 1856 ; about four years after- ward his father died ; they were living in the village of Washington at that time. After the death of his father ; his mother remained in this county about ten years, then returned to Cumberland Co., Ohio, where she now resides with her daughter ; she is 83 years old ; Mr. McGreggor' s father was 75 years old when he died.
McPHERREN, JOHN, blacksmith ; Washington Vil- lage, P. 0. Barnes, he was born in Franklin Co., Penn,, in 1831. He remained with his parents until he was 26 years old, when he was married to Rosanna Snyder, in May, 1846; he remained there until 1868; he then came to this county, where he has remained ever since ; they have eleven children ; six sons and five daughters — Samuel, John, Thomas W., Jacob L., Harriet J., Mary E., Anna M. and Luemma; Daniel L., James H., and one infant are dead. Samuel was married to Cath- rine Fitz in 1873; they have three children. John was married to Mary Stone in 1875. Thomas was married to Mattie Pluck in 1874; they have three children. Mary J. was married to Cyrus Rydenour in 1867 ; they have two children. Anna M. was married to James Purdy; they have one child. The parents of Mr. Mc Pherren were born in Pennsylvania; his father was born in 1775, and died in 1848 ; he was 73 years old ; his mother was born in 1782 and died in 1850; she was 68 years old ; they died in Pennsylvania.
MAGLATT, PHILIP, farmer ; P. 0. Mansfield. Mr. Maglatt was born in Darmstadt, Germany, Feb. 24, 1823 ; he left his native home with his parents June 17, 1838, and sailed for this country ; they landed at New York Sept. 19 of the same year: they remained there three days, then went by river to Albany ; from there to Buffalo by canal, from there to Cleveland by steamer on the lake, where they remained about two months prospecting ; they then left Cleveland and came to this township by wagons, where they landed Dec. 25, 1838, and stayed with Conrad Englehart about three weeks ; during this time his father bought a farm owned by Jacob Farr, where they then moved. He stayed with his parents about ten years, when he was married to Miss Elizabeth Remy, April 19, 1849 ; after his marriage, he remained with his parents about three years, when he bought the farm owned by Alfred Hed- rick's father, where he then moved with his family, and where he now resides ; they had nine children.
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