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     Elmer Maynard was born on 23 November 1866 at Tipton, Cedar Co., IA.¹ He was the son of Samuel S. Bozarth and Laura Cynthia Maynard.¹ Elmer Maynard died on 25 November 1872 at Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co., IA, at age 6.

     Laura Blanche Maynard was born on 3 August 1868 at Wilton, Muscatine Co., IA. She was the daughter of Samuel S. Bozarth and Laura Cynthia Maynard.

     Ethel Maynard was born on 10 June 1878 at Little River, Rice Co, KS.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel S. Bozarth and Laura Cynthia Maynard.¹

     Earl Maynard was born on 10 June 1878 at Little River, Rice Co, KS.¹ He was the son of Samuel S. Bozarth and Laura Cynthia Maynard.¹

     Son Maynard was born on 7 August 1839.^1,2 He was the son of Stephen Maynard and Lurenda Humphrey.¹ Son Maynard died; in infancy.¹

     Elizabeth Dorcas Maynard was born on 30 October 1841 at Worthington, Franklin Co., OH.^1,2 She was the daughter of Stephen Maynard and Lurenda Humphrey.¹ Elizabeth Dorcas Maynard married John Craig Hempstead on 14 October 1874 at Clinton, Clinton Co., IA.¹

     Daughter Maynard was born on 27 February 1843.¹ She was the daughter of Stephen Maynard and Lurenda Humphrey.¹ Daughter Maynard died; young.¹

     John Craig Hempstead was born on 29 October 1824 at Franklin Co., OH.¹ He married Elizabeth Dorcas Maynard, daughter of Stephen Maynard and Lurenda Humphrey, on 14 October 1874 at Clinton, Clinton Co., IA.¹

     Twin Daughter Hempstead died on 17 May 1875. She was born on 17 May 1875. She was the daughter of John Craig Hempstead and Elizabeth Dorcas Maynard.

     Twin Daughter Hempstead died on 17 May 1875. She was born on 17 May 1875. She was the daughter of John Craig Hempstead and Elizabeth Dorcas Maynard.

     Daughter Hempstead died on 26 July 1876 at Nevada, IA. She was born on 26 July 1876 at Nevada, IA. She was the daughter of John Craig Hempstead and Elizabeth Dorcas Maynard.

     Mary Maynard Hempstead was born on 21 July 1877. She was the daughter of John Craig Hempstead and Elizabeth Dorcas Maynard.

     Henry Hobart Hempstead was born on 17 January 1879.¹ He was the son of John Craig Hempstead and Elizabeth Dorcas Maynard.¹ Henry Hobart Hempstead died on 4 August 1880 at Lyons, KS, at age 1.¹

     Clyde Everett Hempstead was born on 3 August 1881.¹ He was the son of John Craig Hempstead and Elizabeth Dorcas Maynard.¹

     Carrie Evelyn Hempstead was born on 3 August 1881.¹ She was the daughter of John Craig Hempstead and Elizabeth Dorcas Maynard.¹

     Bertha Lee Hempstead was born on 16 August 1883. She was the daughter of John Craig Hempstead and Elizabeth Dorcas Maynard.

     Russell Case Hall was born on 27 January 1823 at near Worthington, Franklin Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey.¹ Russell Case Hall married Rebecca Wilson on 29 March 1848 at Mt. Gilead, Morrow Co., OH.¹ Russell Case Hall died on 13 October 1889 at Lewis Center, Delaware Co., OH, at age 66.² He was buried at Cheshire Cemetery, Delaware Co., OH.²

Russell began teaching at the age of seventeen, and was engaged in that profession for eighteen years. He enlisted as Orderly Sergeant, in the 145th Reg. O. V. I., and continued with it during its term of service in the War of the Rebellion; re-enlisted in the 88th Reg. O. V. I., served till the close of the war and was honorably discharged 3 July, 1865. He has been a member and officer in the Methodist Episcopal Church for forty years, and the same in its Sabbath-School for forty-five years. He is a drug, book and stationery dealer. Resides (1883) in Lewis Center, Ohio, where he has lived for twenty years. ³

     Rebecca Wilson was born say 1824.² She married Russell Case Hall, son of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey, on 29 March 1848 at Mt. Gilead, Morrow Co., OH.¹

     Edwin James Hall was born on 24 January 1825 at Powell, Delaware Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey.¹ Edwin James Hall married Mary Gardner, daughter of Joseph M. Gardner and Nancy Tone, on 25 March 1845 at Delaware Co., OH.^1,2

Edwin is a worthy and esteemed citizen and a substantial farmer; holds the office of Justice of the Peace. He enlisted, in 1864, for one hundred days' service, in Co. K, 145th Reg. O. N. G. Inf., as Corporal and Acting Orderly Sergeant; was on garrison duty at Arlington Heights, Va. Resided (1883) Powell, Ohio.³

     Mary Gardner was born on 10 January 1826 at Powell, Delaware Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph M. Gardner and Nancy Tone. Mary Gardner married Edwin James Hall, son of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey, on 25 March 1845 at Delaware Co., OH.^1,2 Mary Gardner died on 25 January 1888 at age 62.² She was buried at Powell Cemetery, Delaware Co., OH.²

     George Hall was born on 29 October 1827 at Powell, Delaware Co., OH. He was the son of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey. George Hall married Mary A. Wright, daughter of Thomas Wright and Nancy Terry, on 18 November 1852 at Powell, Delaware Co., OH.¹ George Hall died on 4 February 1893 at Delaware Co., OH, at age 65.² He was buried at Powell Cemetery, Powell, Delaware Co., OH.²

Mary went with her parents to Ohio in 1836. since their marriage they have resided in Powell, OH. Prior to that date Mr. Hall had chiefly folllowed the avocation of teaching. He is now (1883) engaged in the drug trade, and is known as a gentleman of probity and excellent influence.³

     Mary A. Wright was born on 28 May 1833 at Chester Co., PA.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Wright and Nancy Terry. Mary A. Wright married George Hall, son of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey, on 18 November 1852 at Powell, Delaware Co., OH.¹ Mary A. Wright died on 9 February 1884 at age 50.² She was buried at Powell Cemetery, Powell, Delaware Co., OH.²

     Asa Gordon Hall was born on 10 July 1830 at Powell, Delaware Co., OH.^1,2 He was the son of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey.¹ Asa Gordon Hall married Mahala Gale, daughter of William Gale and Esther Conner, on 26 August 1852 at Delaware, OH.¹ Asa Gordon Hall died on 26 August 1890 at Delaware Co., OH, at age 60.² He was buried at Powell Cemetery, Powell, Delaware Co., OH.²

Asa succeeded to the ownership of the paternal homestead in Powell, O., which by railroad developments has been converted into town lots, and has made him a real estate dealer. In early life he taught music over a large district of Central Ohio.³ Served in the Civil War as a private in Company H of the 88th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.⁴

     Mahala Gale was born on 24 August 1826 at Franklin Co., OH.^1,2 She was the daughter of William Gale and Esther Conner. Mahala Gale married Asa Gordon Hall, son of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey, on 26 August 1852 at Delaware, OH.¹ Mahala Gale died on 8 April 1897 at Powell, Delaware Co., OH, at age 70.² She was buried at Powell Cemetery, Powell, Delaware Co., OH.²

     Levi Hall AM, MD was born on 26 October 1833 at Powell, Delaware Co., OH.^1,2 He was the son of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey.¹ Levi Hall AM, MD married Lucinda Mitchell on 10 April 1855.¹

Dr. Hall entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1854, having obtained his education in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, O., which, in 1875, conferred upon him the degree of A. M. He was connected with the Ohio Conference and constantly engaged in pastoral work till 1872, when he united with the Minnesota Conference and continued his ministerial labors in that State, at the same time pursuing the study of medicine, till the 23d Feb. 1882, when he graduated M. D. from the Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, Ill., since which time he has been settled and engaged in the active practice of this profession in Minneapolis, Minn; --res (1883) No. 77 Highland Avenue. ³

     Lucinda Mitchell was born on 26 May 1828 at Plain City, Union Co., OH.^1,2 She married Levi Hall AM, MD, son of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey, on 10 April 1855.¹

     Mary Hall was born on 20 April 1836 at Powell, Delaware Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey.¹ Mary Hall died on 3 June 1836 at Powell, Delaware Co., OH.¹

     John Lemuel Hall was born on 9 September 1837 at Powell, Delaware Co., OH.^1,2 He was the son of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey.¹ John Lemuel Hall died on 29 November 1864 at Spring Hill, TN, at age 27.^1,2 He was buried at Nashville, Davidson Co., TN.²

John remained with his parents till the war of the Rebellion; enlisted in Co. C., 26th Reg. O. V. I., on the first call for volunteers for three months. At the expiration of that term of service he re-enlisted in the same company and regiment, for three years. In 1863, he became a veteran in the same regiment, and was killed at Spring Hill, GA.(TN?), late in the year 1864, while guarding a provision train. He was in every engagement of his regiment up to the time of this death;--was never off duty on account of sickness, and was never reported for failing to obey orders. His grave is unknown. He was unmarried.³

     Thomas Stephen Hall was born on 10 September 1842 at Liberty, Delaware Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey.¹ Thomas Stephen Hall married Frances A. Topliff, daughter of Franklin Topliff and Sabra McIntosh, on 12 November 1863 at Delaware, Delaware Co., OH.^1,2 Thomas Stephen Hall died on 27 April 1894 at Delaware Co., OH, at age 51.² He was buried at Powell Cemetery, Powell, Delaware Co., OH.²

Thomas is an engineer, in charge of the Steam and Water Works at the Girls' Industrial Home, at Delaware, O. Has been associated with that institution, in various capacities, for the past twelve years (1883).³ He suffered from heatstroke while serving during the Civil War as a private in Company C of the 86th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a three-month unit which served in West Virginia during the summer of 1862. However, he later served briefly as a lieutenant in Company K. of the 145th Ohio Volunteer Infantry with his brothers.⁴

     Frances A. Topliff was born on 1 January 1843 at near Worthington, Franklin Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Franklin Topliff and Sabra McIntosh. Frances A. Topliff married Thomas Stephen Hall, son of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey, on 12 November 1863 at Delaware, Delaware Co., OH.^1,2 Frances A. Topliff died in 1928.² She was buried at Powell Cemetery, Powell, Delaware Co., OH.²

     Theodore Barzilla S. Hall was born on 20 September 1846 at Powell, Delaware Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Thomas Russell Hall and Eliza Humphrey.¹ Theodore Barzilla S. Hall died on 31 July 1864 at Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, at age 17.¹

Theodore enlisted in 1863, at the age of seventeen, in Co. C, 26th Reg. O. V. I., to which regiment and company his brother John Lemuel Hall belonged. In the battle of Kennesaw Mountain, in June, 1864, he was wounded while scaling the Rebel works; was taken to the Hospital at Nashville, Tenn., and there died of typhoid fever, in the August following. He was buried in the Union Soldiers' Cemetery at Nashville.

     Lemuel Gordon Wilson was born on 30 April 1836 at Mt. Gilead, Morrow Co., OH.¹ He was the son of John Wilson and Sarah Humphrey.¹ Lemuel Gordon Wilson married Maria Alt, daughter of J. H. Alt, on 7 October 1858.² Lemuel Gordon Wilson lived in 1883 at Wessington Springs, Jerauld Co., SD.²

     John Clinton Wilson was born on 7 November 1838 at Liberty, Delaware Co., OH.¹ He was the son of John Wilson and Sarah Humphrey.¹

John served three years as a soldier in the war of the Rebellion; was wounded at the battle of Winchester; and by exposure, in January, 1864, lost his voice, and was therefore assigned to hospital duty. They have no children of their own, but hav an adopted duaghter, Mabel Myers Wilson, b. 13 Sept. 1870, at Solon, Iowa.²

     William Parker Wilson was born on 8 February 1841 at Sharon (now Wadsworth), Medina Co., OH.¹ He was the son of John Wilson and Sarah Humphrey.¹ William Parker Wilson married Elizabeth Huffman, daughter of Phillip Huffman and Lucy Penell Corron, on 20 September 1883.²

William, with his older brother John Clinton Wilson, enlisted in Co. E, 28th Reg. Iowa Vol. Infantry, in August 1862, and served without a furlough till the end of the war. After sundry services in Arkansas they entered upon the memorable vicksburgh campaign, 11 April, 1863, in the Second Brigade, Third Division, 13th Army Corps; fought in the battles of Port Gibson and Champion Hills, and for six weeks were under the enemy's fire, day and night, through the siege of Vicksburgh; after its surrender, were sent to capture Jackson. They were afterwards in the Gulf Department through Bank's Red River campaign; were ordered thence to Sheridan in Virginia, participating in the battles of Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, &c., and then, till the close of the war, were at various points along the Atlantic coast. William P. Wilson lost his right eye by an accident, in the line of duty, near vicksburgh; --has entered claims of government lands near Plankington, Dakota, where he resides (1883).³

     Ann Eliza Wilson was born on 28 December 1843 at Johnson Co., IA. She was the daughter of John Wilson and Sarah Humphrey.

Ann was an earnest and successful teacher before her marriage. J. W. was a prosperous miller.¹

     Laura Aminda Wilson was born on 26 October 1846 at Johnson Co., IA.¹ She was the daughter of John Wilson and Sarah Humphrey.¹

     Wilbur Fisk Wilson was born on 15 February 1850 at Johnson Co., IA. He was the son of John Wilson and Sarah Humphrey.

Wilbur is a graduate of Iowa City Commercial College. He resides (1883) at Iowa City, Iowa, in the dutiful care of his aged parents; is unmarried.¹

     Mary Elizabeth Wilson was born on 30 March 1853 at Johnson Co., IA.¹ She was the daughter of John Wilson and Sarah Humphrey.¹

Mary was a teacher, and is possessed of notable musical and literary taste and talent. They reside (1883) at Arcadia, Iowa, where he is engaged in the practice of law.²

     Sarah Emily Wilson was born on 12 November 1856 at Johnson Co., IA. She was the daughter of John Wilson and Sarah Humphrey. Sarah Emily Wilson married Samuel Scott Gillespie, son of Samuel Laird Gillespie and Elizabeth Stewart, on 29 July 1881.¹

Sarah graduated from the Iowa State University, in 1882, with the first honor of her class of forty members, and is not one of those "valedictorians who are never heard of after Commencement Day." She is distinguished as a teacher by her scholarship and enthusiasm. She is the obliging contributor, chiefly, of the facts of this history and family record. Mr. Gillespie is a graduate of both the Collegiate and Law Department of the Iowa State University, and is at present engaged in educational work. They reside (1883) Iowa City, Iowa.²

     John Harrison married Laura Dorcas Richardson, daughter of Ralph Richardson and Dorcas Humphrey, on 16 April 1839 at Delaware Co., OH.¹ John Harrison died on 20 November 1869 at Troy, Whitley Co., IN.¹

     George F. Birt was born on 28 July 1811 at Warsaw, NY.¹ He married Laura Dorcas Richardson, daughter of Ralph Richardson and Dorcas Humphrey, on 13 April 1883 at Warsaw, IN.

     Emily Dorcas Harrison was born on 28 March 1841.¹ She was the daughter of John Harrison and Laura Dorcas Richardson.¹